excusadovsexcusasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: excusado is a verb, excusas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“excusado” is a verb and “excusas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,545
“excusado” frequency rank
#7,428
“excusas” frequency rank
53973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature excusado excusas
Definition Participio de excusar. Forma del plural de excusa.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set excusado and excusas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
excusado
7 ch
excusas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: excusado is [ekskuˈsað̞o] while excusas is [eksˈkusas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

excusado is recorded at frequency rank #46,545, classified as averb, pronounced [ekskuˈsað̞o]. excusas is at rank #7,428, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eksˈkusas].

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 53973, this pair ranks #85,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of excusado vs excusas

Shared letters: acesux. Private to "excusado": do. Private to "excusas": -.

"excusado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "excusas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • excusadoecxusado · exccusado · excsuado · excuasdo · excusaddo · excusaod · excusdao · excussado
  • excusasecxusas · exccusas · excsuas · excuass · excusass · excussas · exucsas · exxcusas

Frequency comparison

excusado#46,545
excusas#7,428

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "excusado" and "excusas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "excusado" is a verb and "excusas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "excusado" or "excusas"?
"excusas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,428 in our Spanish list, against #46,545 for "excusado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering excusado vs excusas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “excusado”; for a noun, it's “excusas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “excusado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list