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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hospitalizada and hospitalizados apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering hospitalizada vs hospitalizados
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- 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 “hospitalizada” entry
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