Which to use
“formulado” is a verb and “formulario” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,877
- “formulado” frequency rank
- #9,298
- “formulario” frequency rank
- 34175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formulado | formulario |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de formular. | Plantilla o página con espacios vacíos que han de ser rellenados con datos para alguna finalidad. |
Where the eye mixes formulado and formulario
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. formulado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against formulario's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between formulado and formulario
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formulado is [foɾmuˈlað̞o] while formulario is [foɾmuˈlaɾjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34175, 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]. formulario is at rank #9,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced [foɾmuˈlaɾjo].
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 34175, this pair ranks #192,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of formulado vs formulario
Shared letters: aflmoru. Private to "formulado": d. Private to "formulario": i.
"formulado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "formulario" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- formulado ← fformulado · fomrulado · formluado · formmulado · formualdo · formuladdo · formulaod · formuldao
- formulario ← fformulario · fomrulario · formluario · formmulario · formualrio · formulairo · formularoi · formularrio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "formulado" for "formulario" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "formulado" or "formulario" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "formulario" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formulado" and "formulario" 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 #192,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.