fragmentadavsfragmentadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fragmentada is a participle, fragmentado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fragmentada” is a participle and “fragmentado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,097
“fragmentada” frequency rank
#36,054
“fragmentado” frequency rank
73151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fragmentada fragmentado
Definition Forma del femenino de fragmentado, participio de fragmentar. Participio de fragmentar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fragmentada and fragmentado apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
fragmentada
11 ch
fragmentado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fragmentada is [fɾaɣ̞mẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while fragmentado is [fɾaɣ̞mẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “fragmentada” becomes o in “fragmentado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fragmentada is recorded at frequency rank #37,097, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fɾaɣ̞mẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. fragmentado is at rank #36,054, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɾaɣ̞mẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o].

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 73151, this pair ranks #23,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fragmentada vs fragmentado

Shared letters: adefgmnrt. Private to "fragmentada": -. Private to "fragmentado": o.

"fragmentada" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCV  ·  "fragmentado" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fragmentadafargmentada · ffragmentada · fragemntada · fraggmentada · fragmenatda · fragmenntada · fragmentaad · fragmentadda
  • fragmentadofargmentado · ffragmentado · fragemntado · fraggmentado · fragmenatdo · fragmenntado · fragmentaddo · fragmentaod

Frequency comparison

fragmentada#37,097
fragmentado#36,054

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fragmentada" and "fragmentado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fragmentada" is a participle and "fragmentado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fragmentada" or "fragmentado"?
"fragmentado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,054 in our Spanish list, against #37,097 for "fragmentada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fragmentada vs fragmentado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “fragmentada”; for a verb, it's “fragmentado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fragmentada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list