habitadavshabitadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,466
“habitada” frequency rank
#45,355
“habitados” frequency rank
71821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature habitada habitados
Definition Forma del femenino de habitado, participio de habitar. Forma del plural de habitado, participio de habitar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set habitada and habitados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
habitada
9 ch
habitados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. habitada ([aβ̞iˈt̪að̞a]) and habitados ([aβ̞iˈt̪að̞os]) 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 71821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

habitada is recorded at frequency rank #26,466, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞a]. habitados is at rank #45,355, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞os].

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 71821, this pair ranks #26,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of habitada vs habitados

Shared letters: abdhit. Private to "habitada": -. Private to "habitados": os.

"habitada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "habitados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • habitadaahbitada · habbitada · habiatda · habitaad · habitadda · habitdaa · habittada · habtiada
  • habitadosahbitados · habbitados · habiatdos · habitaddos · habitadoss · habitadso · habitaods · habitdaos

Frequency comparison

habitada#26,466
habitados#45,355

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "habitada" and "habitados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞iˈt̪að̞a] versus [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "habitada" or "habitados"?
"habitada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,466 in our Spanish list, against #45,355 for "habitados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering habitada vs habitados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “habitada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list