ganadasvsgrabadasWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
ganadas
8 ch
grabadas

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

  • ganadas ← agnadas · gaandas · ganaads · ganadass · ganaddas · ganadsa · gandaas · gannadas
  • grabadas ← garbadas · ggrabadas · graabdas · grabaads · grabadass · grabaddas · grabadsa · grabbadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ganadas" and "grabadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([gaˈnað̞as] versus [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ganadas" or "grabadas"?
"grabadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,980 in our Spanish list, against #32,678 for "ganadas". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list