Which to use
“graduado” is an adjective and “graduados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,058
- “graduado” frequency rank
- #11,240
- “graduados” frequency rank
- 22298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graduado | graduados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene diversos grados₂ o graduación. | Forma del plural de graduado, participio de graduar. |
Where the eye mixes graduado and graduados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. graduado runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCV) against graduados's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: graduado vs graduados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: graduado is [gɾaˈð̞wað̞o] while graduados is [gɾaˈð̞wað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “graduado” sits inside “graduados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graduado is recorded at frequency rank #11,058, classified as anadj, pronounced [gɾaˈð̞wað̞o]. graduados is at rank #11,240, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [gɾaˈð̞wað̞os].
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 22298, this pair ranks #250,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graduado vs graduados
Shared letters: adgoru. Private to "graduado": -. Private to "graduados": s.
"graduado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "graduados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "graduado" and "graduados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "graduado" or "graduados" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "graduado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graduados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graduado" and "graduados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graduado 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 #250,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.