guiadavsguiadosConfusable pair

Which to use

“guiada” and “guiados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,297
“guiada” frequency rank
#24,173
“guiados” frequency rank
49470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guiada guiados
Definition Forma del femenino de guiado, participio de guiar o de guiarse. Forma del plural de guiado, participio de guiar o de guiarse.

Where the eye mixes guiada and guiados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
guiada
7 ch
guiados

Look-alike desk: guiada vs guiados

A purely visual mix-up. guiada ([ˈgjað̞a]) and guiados ([ˈgjað̞os]) 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 49470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

guiada is recorded at frequency rank #25,297, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈgjað̞a]. guiados is at rank #24,173, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈgjað̞os].

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 49470, this pair ranks #108,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of guiada vs guiados

Shared letters: adgiu. Private to "guiada": -. Private to "guiados": os.

"guiada" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV  ·  "guiados" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guiadagguiada · giuada · guaida · guiaad · guiadda · guidaa · ugiada
  • guiadosgguiados · giuados · guaidos · guiaddos · guiadoss · guiadso · guiaods · guidaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "guiada" and "guiados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgjað̞a] versus [ˈgjað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "guiada" vs "guiados" - which ranks higher?
"guiados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,173 in our Spanish list, against #25,297 for "guiada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "guiada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "guiados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "guiada" and "guiados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guiada vs guild". 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 #108,692 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