Which to use
“iluminada” and “iluminadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,728
- “iluminada” frequency rank
- #35,551
- “iluminadas” frequency rank
- 58279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iluminada | iluminadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de iluminado, participio de iluminar. | Forma del femenino plural de iluminado, participio de iluminar. |
Where the eye mixes iluminada and iluminadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between iluminada and iluminadas
A purely visual mix-up. iluminada ([ilumiˈnað̞a]) and iluminadas ([ilumiˈnað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “iluminada” sits inside “iluminadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iluminada is recorded at frequency rank #22,728, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ilumiˈnað̞a]. iluminadas is at rank #35,551, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ilumiˈnað̞as].
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 58279, this pair ranks #67,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of iluminada vs iluminadas
Shared letters: adilmnu. Private to "iluminada": -. Private to "iluminadas": s.
"iluminada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "iluminadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iluminada ← illuminada · ilmuinada · iluimnada · ilumianda · iluminaad · iluminadda · ilumindaa · iluminnada
- iluminadas ← illuminadas · ilmuinadas · iluimnadas · ilumiandas · iluminaads · iluminadass · iluminaddas · iluminadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "iluminada" for "iluminadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "iluminada" vs "iluminadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iluminadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iluminada" and "iluminadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ilimitadas vs iluminadas". 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 #67,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.