formuladavsformuladasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,452
“formulada” frequency rank
#32,219
“formuladas” frequency rank
58671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature formulada formuladas
Definition Forma del femenino de formulado, participio de formular. Forma del femenino plural de formulado, participio de formular.

Where the eye mixes formulada and formuladas

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

9 ch
formulada
10 ch
formuladas

Visual trap between formulada and formuladas

A purely visual mix-up. formulada ([foɾmuˈlað̞a]) and formuladas ([foɾmuˈlað̞as]) 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) - “formulada” sits inside “formuladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

formulada is recorded at frequency rank #26,452, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [foɾmuˈlað̞a]. formuladas is at rank #32,219, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [foɾmuˈlað̞as].

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 58671, this pair ranks #65,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of formulada vs formuladas

Shared letters: adflmoru. Private to "formulada": -. Private to "formuladas": s.

"formulada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "formuladas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formuladafformulada · fomrulada · formluada · formmulada · formualda · formulaad · formuladda · formuldaa
  • formuladasfformuladas · fomruladas · formluadas · formmuladas · formualdas · formulaads · formuladass · formuladdas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "formulada" and "formuladas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([foɾmuˈlað̞a] versus [foɾmuˈlað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "formulada" or "formuladas"?
"formulada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,452 in our Spanish list, against #32,219 for "formuladas". 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 "formulada" and "formuladas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "formulada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "formuladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "formulada" and "formuladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formuladas vs formulado". 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 #65,602 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