Which to use
“ilimitada” and “ilimitados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,052
- “ilimitada” frequency rank
- #34,620
- “ilimitados” frequency rank
- 56672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ilimitada | ilimitados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ilimitado. | Forma del plural de ilimitado. |
Where the eye mixes ilimitada and ilimitados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ilimitada runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against ilimitados's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ilimitada and ilimitados
A purely visual mix-up. ilimitada ([ilimiˈt̪að̞a]) and ilimitados ([ilimiˈt̪að̞os]) 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 56672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ilimitada is recorded at frequency rank #22,052, classified as anadj, pronounced [ilimiˈt̪að̞a]. ilimitados is at rank #34,620, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ilimiˈt̪að̞os].
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 56672, this pair ranks #73,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ilimitada vs ilimitados
Shared letters: adilmt. Private to "ilimitada": -. Private to "ilimitados": os.
"ilimitada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "ilimitados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ilimitada ← iilmitada · iliimtada · ilimiatda · ilimitaad · ilimitadda · ilimitdaa · ilimittada · ilimmitada
- ilimitados ← iilmitados · iliimtados · ilimiatdos · ilimitaddos · ilimitadoss · ilimitadso · ilimitaods · ilimitdaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ilimitada" and "ilimitados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ilimitada" or "ilimitados" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ilimitada" and "ilimitados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ilimitada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ilimitados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ilimitada" and "ilimitados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ilimitadas vs ilimitados". 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 #73,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.