explotadasvsexplotadosConfusable pair

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

#34,581
“explotadas” frequency rank
#22,694
“explotados” frequency rank
57275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature explotadas explotados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de explotado, participio de explotar. Forma del plural de explotado, participio de explotar.

Where the eye mixes explotadas and explotados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

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explotadas
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explotados

Look-alike desk: explotadas vs explotados

A purely visual mix-up. explotadas ([eksploˈt̪að̞as]) and explotados ([eksploˈt̪að̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “explotadas” becomes o in “explotados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

explotadas is recorded at frequency rank #34,581, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksploˈt̪að̞as]. explotados is at rank #22,694, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksploˈt̪að̞os].

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 57275, this pair ranks #71,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of explotadas vs explotados

Shared letters: adelopstx. Private to "explotadas": -. Private to "explotados": -.

"explotadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC  ·  "explotados" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • explotadasepxlotadas · exlpotadas · expllotadas · exploatdas · explotaads · explotadass · explotaddas · explotadsa
  • explotadosepxlotados · exlpotados · expllotados · exploatdos · explotaddos · explotadoss · explotadso · explotaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "explotadas" for "explotados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksploˈt̪að̞as] versus [eksploˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "explotadas" or "explotados" show up more?
"explotados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,694 in our Spanish list, against #34,581 for "explotadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "explotadas" and "explotados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "explotadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "explotados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "explotadas" and "explotados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explotadas vs explotador". 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 #71,146 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