Which to use
“fusilado” is a verb and “fusilados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,880
- “fusilado” frequency rank
- #35,052
- “fusilados” frequency rank
- 59932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusilado | fusilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fusilar. | Forma del plural de fusilado, participio de fusilar. |
Where the eye mixes fusilado and fusilados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fusilado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against fusilados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fusilado with fusilados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fusilado is [fusiˈlað̞o] while fusilados is [fusiˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fusilado” sits inside “fusilados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusilado is recorded at frequency rank #24,880, classified as averb, pronounced [fusiˈlað̞o]. fusilados is at rank #35,052, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fusiˈlað̞os].
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 59932, this pair ranks #60,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fusilado vs fusilados
Shared letters: adfilosu. Private to "fusilado": -. Private to "fusilados": -.
"fusilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "fusilados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fusilado" for "fusilados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fusilado" or "fusilados" show up more?
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 "fusilado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusilados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusilado" and "fusilados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusilado vs fusilar". 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 #60,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.