Which to use
“fabricada” and “fabricadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,062
- “fabricada” frequency rank
- #26,443
- “fabricadas” frequency rank
- 49505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fabricada | fabricadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de fabricado, participio de fabricar. | Forma del femenino plural de fabricado, participio de fabricar. |
Where the eye mixes fabricada and fabricadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fabricada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against fabricadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fabricada and fabricadas
A purely visual mix-up. fabricada ([faβ̞ɾiˈkað̞a]) and fabricadas ([faβ̞ɾiˈkað̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “fabricada” sits inside “fabricadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fabricada is recorded at frequency rank #23,062, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [faβ̞ɾiˈkað̞a]. fabricadas is at rank #26,443, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [faβ̞ɾiˈkað̞as].
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 49505, this pair ranks #108,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fabricada vs fabricadas
Shared letters: abcdfir. Private to "fabricada": -. Private to "fabricadas": s.
"fabricada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "fabricadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fabricada ← afbricada · fabbricada · fabircada · fabrciada · fabriacda · fabricaad · fabricadda · fabriccada
- fabricadas ← afbricadas · fabbricadas · fabircadas · fabrciadas · fabriacdas · fabricaads · fabricadass · fabricaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fabricada" for "fabricadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fabricada" or "fabricadas"?
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 "fabricada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fabricadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fabricada" and "fabricadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fabricadas vs fabricas". 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 #108,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.