implicadovsimplicóConfusable pair

Which to use

“implicado” and “implicó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,489
“implicado” frequency rank
#26,887
“implicó” frequency rank
40376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature implicado implicó
Definition Participio de implicar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de implicar.

Where the eye mixes implicado and implicó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
implicado
7 ch
implicó

Look-alike desk: implicado vs implicó

A purely visual mix-up. implicado ([ĩmpliˈkað̞o]) and implicó ([ĩmpliˈko]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

implicado is recorded at frequency rank #13,489, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpliˈkað̞o]. implicó is at rank #26,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpliˈko].

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 40376, this pair ranks #159,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of implicado vs implicó

Shared letters: cilmp. Private to "implicado": ado. Private to "implicó": ó.

"implicado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "implicó" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • implicadoimlpicado · immplicado · impilcado · implciado · impliacdo · implicaddo · implicaod · impliccado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "implicado" and "implicó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpliˈkað̞o] versus [ĩmpliˈko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "implicado" or "implicó"?
"implicado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,489 in our Spanish list, against #26,887 for "implicó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "implicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "implicó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #159,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "implicado" and "implicó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "implícito vs implicó". 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 #159,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list