experimentadovsexperimentarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: experimentado is a adjective, experimentar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“experimentado” is an adjective and “experimentar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,022
“experimentado” frequency rank
#8,381
“experimentar” frequency rank
15403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimentado experimentar
Definition experimentado ¦ plural: experimentados ¦ femenino: experimentada ¦ femenino plural: experimentadas Hacer pruebas para determinar o evaluar las propiedades de algo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set experimentado and experimentar apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
experimentado
12 ch
experimentar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experimentado is [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o] while experimentar is [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

experimentado is recorded at frequency rank #7,022, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. experimentar is at rank #8,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].

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 15403, this pair ranks #280,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of experimentado vs experimentar

Shared letters: aeimnprtx. Private to "experimentado": do. Private to "experimentar": -.

"experimentado" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVCV  ·  "experimentar" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentadoepxerimentado · exeprimentado · expeirmentado · experiemntado · experimenatdo · experimenntado · experimentaddo · experimentaod
  • experimentarepxerimentar · exeprimentar · expeirmentar · experiemntar · experimenatr · experimenntar · experimentarr · experimentra

Frequency comparison

experimentado#7,022
experimentar#8,381

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "experimentado" and "experimentar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "experimentado" is an adjective and "experimentar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "experimentado" or "experimentar"?
"experimentado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,022 in our Spanish list, against #8,381 for "experimentar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering experimentado vs experimentar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “experimentado”; for a verb, it's “experimentar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “experimentado” 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