Which to use
“gobernada” is a participle and “gobernado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,382
- “gobernada” frequency rank
- #11,976
- “gobernado” frequency rank
- 34358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobernada | gobernado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de gobernado, participio de gobernar. | Se dice de la persona dominada o sometida por los mandatos de su pareja. |
Where the eye mixes gobernada and gobernado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gobernada and gobernado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gobernada and gobernado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gobernada is [goβ̞eɾˈnað̞a] while gobernado is [goβ̞eɾˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “gobernada” becomes o in “gobernado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gobernada is recorded at frequency rank #22,382, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [goβ̞eɾˈnað̞a]. gobernado is at rank #11,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced [goβ̞eɾˈnað̞o].
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 34358, this pair ranks #191,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gobernada vs gobernado
Shared letters: abdegnor. Private to "gobernada": -. Private to "gobernado": -.
"gobernada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gobernado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gobernada" for "gobernado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gobernada" or "gobernado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gobernada" and "gobernado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobernada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gobernado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobernada" and "gobernado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gobernada vs gobernará". 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 #191,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.