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“examinada” and “examinados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,794
“examinada” frequency rank
#39,228
“examinados” frequency rank
87022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature examinada examinados
Definition Forma del femenino de examinado, participio de examinar. Forma del plural de examinado, participio de examinar.

Where the eye mixes examinada and examinados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. examinada runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against examinados's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
examinada
10 ch
examinados

Visual trap between examinada and examinados

A purely visual mix-up. examinada ([eksamiˈnað̞a]) and examinados ([eksamiˈnað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

examinada is recorded at frequency rank #47,794, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksamiˈnað̞a]. examinados is at rank #39,228, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksamiˈnað̞os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 87022, this pair ranks #4,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of examinada vs examinados

Shared letters: adeimnx. Private to "examinada": -. Private to "examinados": os.

"examinada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "examinados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • examinadaeaxminada · exaimnada · examianda · examinaad · examinadda · examindaa · examinnada · examminada
  • examinadoseaxminados · exaimnados · examiandos · examinaddos · examinadoss · examinadso · examinaods · examindaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "examinada" and "examinados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksamiˈnað̞a] versus [eksamiˈnað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "examinada" or "examinados"?
"examinados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,228 in our Spanish list, against #47,794 for "examinada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "examinada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "examinados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "examinada" and "examinados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinada vs examinador". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #4,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list