Which to use
“hospitalizada” and “hospitalizados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,189
- “hospitalizada” frequency rank
- #36,606
- “hospitalizados” frequency rank
- 83795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospitalizada | hospitalizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de hospitalizado, participio de hospitalizar. | Forma del plural de hospitalizado, participio de hospitalizar. |
Where the eye mixes hospitalizada and hospitalizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. hospitalizada runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVCV) against hospitalizados's 14 (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hospitalizada vs hospitalizados
A purely visual mix-up. hospitalizada ([ospit̪aliˈsað̞a]) and hospitalizados ([ospit̪aliˈsað̞os]) 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 83795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospitalizada is recorded at frequency rank #47,189, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ospit̪aliˈsað̞a]. hospitalizados is at rank #36,606, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ospit̪aliˈsað̞os].
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 83795, this pair ranks #7,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hospitalizada vs hospitalizados
Shared letters: adhilopstz. Private to "hospitalizada": -. Private to "hospitalizados": -.
"hospitalizada" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV · "hospitalizados" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hospitalizada ← hhospitalizada · hopsitalizada · hosiptalizada · hospiatlizada · hospitailzada · hospitaliazda · hospitalizaad · hospitalizadda
- hospitalizados ← hhospitalizados · hopsitalizados · hosiptalizados · hospiatlizados · hospitailzados · hospitaliazdos · hospitalizaddos · hospitalizadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hospitalizada" for "hospitalizados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hospitalizada" or "hospitalizados" show up more?
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 "hospitalizada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hospitalizados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hospitalizada" and "hospitalizados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hospitalizada vs hospitalizado". 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 #7,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.