Which to use
“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.
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
- explotadas ← epxlotadas · exlpotadas · expllotadas · exploatdas · explotaads · explotadass · explotaddas · explotadsa
- explotados ← epxlotados · exlpotados · expllotados · exploatdos · explotaddos · explotadoss · explotadso · explotaods
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.