habitadasvshabitadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,691
“habitadas” frequency rank
#45,355
“habitados” frequency rank
78046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature habitadas habitados
Definition Forma del femenino plural 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 habitadas and habitados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
habitadas
9 ch
habitados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. habitadas ([aβ̞iˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “habitadas” becomes o in “habitados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

habitadas is recorded at frequency rank #32,691, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞as]. 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 78046, this pair ranks #15,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of habitadas vs habitados

Shared letters: abdhist. Private to "habitadas": -. Private to "habitados": o.

"habitadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "habitados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • habitadasahbitadas · habbitadas · habiatdas · habitaads · habitadass · habitaddas · habitadsa · habitdaas
  • habitadosahbitados · habbitados · habiatdos · habitaddos · habitadoss · habitadso · habitaods · habitdaos

Frequency comparison

habitadas#32,691
habitados#45,355

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "habitadas" and "habitados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞iˈt̪að̞as] versus [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "habitadas" or "habitados"?
"habitadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,691 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 habitadas 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 “habitadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list