Which to use
“exportadores” is an adjective and “exportados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,032
- “exportadores” frequency rank
- #41,907
- “exportados” frequency rank
- 61939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exportadores | exportados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de exportador. | Forma del plural de exportado, participio de exportar. |
Where the eye mixes exportadores and exportados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exportadores with exportados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exportadores is [ekspoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾes] while exportados is [ekspoɾˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exportadores is recorded at frequency rank #20,032, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekspoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾes]. exportados is at rank #41,907, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspoɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 61939, this pair ranks #53,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exportadores vs exportados
Shared letters: adeoprstx. Private to "exportadores": -. Private to "exportados": -.
"exportadores" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC · "exportados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exportadores ← epxortadores · exoprtadores · exporatdores · exporrtadores · exportaddores · exportadoers · exportadoress · exportadorres
- exportados ← epxortados · exoprtados · exporatdos · exporrtados · exportaddos · exportadoss · exportadso · exportaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exportadores" and "exportados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exportadores" or "exportados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exportadores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exportadores" and "exportados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exportados vs exportando". 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 #53,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.