Which to use
“feriado” is a verb and “feriados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,229
- “feriado” frequency rank
- #17,705
- “feriados” frequency rank
- 28934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feriado | feriados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de feriar. | Forma del plural de feriado, participio de feriar. |
Where the eye mixes feriado and feriados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feriado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against feriados's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feriado vs feriados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feriado is [feˈɾjað̞o] while feriados is [feˈɾjað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “feriado” sits inside “feriados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feriado is recorded at frequency rank #11,229, classified as averb, pronounced [feˈɾjað̞o]. feriados is at rank #17,705, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [feˈɾjað̞os].
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 28934, this pair ranks #219,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feriado vs feriados
Shared letters: adefior. Private to "feriado": -. Private to "feriados": s.
"feriado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "feriados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feriado" and "feriados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feriado" or "feriados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feriado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feriados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feriado" and "feriados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feriado vs forrado". 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 #219,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.