Which to use
“grabadas” and “grabados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,980
- “grabadas” frequency rank
- #11,590
- “grabados” frequency rank
- 29570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grabadas | grabados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de grabado, participio de grabar. | Forma del plural de grabado, participio de grabar. |
Where the eye mixes grabadas and grabados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. grabadas and grabados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: grabadas vs grabados
A purely visual mix-up. grabadas ([gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]) and grabados ([gɾaˈβ̞að̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “grabadas” becomes o in “grabados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grabadas is recorded at frequency rank #17,980, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞as]. grabados is at rank #11,590, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈβ̞að̞os].
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 29570, this pair ranks #216,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grabadas vs grabados
Shared letters: abdgrs. Private to "grabadas": -. Private to "grabados": o.
"grabadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "grabados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grabadas" and "grabados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "grabadas" vs "grabados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "grabadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grabados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grabadas" and "grabados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grabados vs granado". 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 #216,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.