Which to use
“hospitalizado” is a verb and “hospitalizados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,478
- “hospitalizado” frequency rank
- #36,606
- “hospitalizados” frequency rank
- 63084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospitalizado | hospitalizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de hospitalizar. | Forma del plural de hospitalizado, participio de hospitalizar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hospitalizado and hospitalizados apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hospitalizado is [ospit̪aliˈsað̞o] while hospitalizados is [ospit̪aliˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hospitalizado” sits inside “hospitalizados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospitalizado is recorded at frequency rank #26,478, classified as averb, pronounced [ospit̪aliˈsað̞o]. 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 63084, this pair ranks #49,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hospitalizado vs hospitalizados
Shared letters: adhilopstz. Private to "hospitalizado": -. Private to "hospitalizados": -.
"hospitalizado" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV · "hospitalizados" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hospitalizado ← hhospitalizado · hopsitalizado · hosiptalizado · hospiatlizado · hospitailzado · hospitaliazdo · hospitalizaddo · hospitalizaod
- hospitalizados ← hhospitalizados · hopsitalizados · hosiptalizados · hospiatlizados · hospitailzados · hospitaliazdos · hospitalizaddos · hospitalizadoss
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hospitalizado" and "hospitalizados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hospitalizado" or "hospitalizados"?
Remembering hospitalizado vs hospitalizados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “hospitalizado”; for a participle, it's “hospitalizados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hospitalizado” entry
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