formuladovsformularTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,877
“formulado” frequency rank
#15,626
“formular” frequency rank
40503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature formulado formular
Definition Participio de formular. Reducir a términos claros y precisos un mandato, una proposición o un cargo.

Where the eye mixes formulado and formular

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
formulado
8 ch
formular

Look-alike desk: formulado vs formular

A purely visual mix-up. formulado ([foɾmuˈlað̞o]) and formular ([foɾmuˈlaɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

formulado is recorded at frequency rank #24,877, classified as averb, pronounced [foɾmuˈlað̞o]. formular is at rank #15,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [foɾmuˈlaɾ].

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 40503, this pair ranks #158,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of formulado vs formular

Shared letters: aflmoru. Private to "formulado": d. Private to "formular": -.

"formulado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "formular" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formuladofformulado · fomrulado · formluado · formmulado · formualdo · formuladdo · formulaod · formuldao
  • formularfformular · fomrular · formluar · formmular · formualr · formularr · formullar · formulra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "formulado" for "formular" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([foɾmuˈlað̞o] versus [foɾmuˈlaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "formulado" or "formular"?
"formular" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,626 in our Spanish list, against #24,877 for "formulado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "formulado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "formular" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "formulado" and "formular" 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 #158,727 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