Which to use
“ganadas” and “grabadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,678
- “ganadas” frequency rank
- #17,980
- “grabadas” frequency rank
- 50658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ganadas | grabadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de ganado, participio de ganar o de ganarse. | Forma del femenino plural de grabado, participio de grabar. |
Where the eye mixes ganadas and grabadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ganadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against grabadas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ganadas and grabadas
A purely visual mix-up. ganadas ([gaˈnað̞as]) and grabadas ([gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 50658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ganadas is recorded at frequency rank #32,678, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gaˈnað̞as]. grabadas is at rank #17,980, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as].
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 50658, this pair ranks #102,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ganadas vs grabadas
Shared letters: adgs. Private to "ganadas": n. Private to "grabadas": br.
"ganadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "grabadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ganadas" and "grabadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ganadas" or "grabadas"?
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 "ganadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grabadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ganadas" and "grabadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ganadas vs gastadas". 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 #102,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.