Which to use
“infectada” and “infectadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,649
- “infectada” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “infectadas” frequency rank
- 58611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infectada | infectadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de infectado, participio de infectar. | Forma del femenino plural de infectado, participio de infectar. |
Where the eye mixes infectada and infectadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infectada runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against infectadas's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infectada vs infectadas
A purely visual mix-up. infectada ([ĩɱfekˈt̪að̞a]) and infectadas ([ĩɱfekˈt̪að̞as]) 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) - “infectada” sits inside “infectadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infectada is recorded at frequency rank #27,649, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩɱfekˈt̪að̞a]. infectadas is at rank #30,962, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩɱfekˈt̪að̞as].
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 58611, this pair ranks #65,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infectada vs infectadas
Shared letters: acdefint. Private to "infectada": -. Private to "infectadas": s.
"infectada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "infectadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infectada ← ifnectada · inefctada · infcetada · infecatda · infecctada · infectaad · infectadda · infectdaa
- infectadas ← ifnectadas · inefctadas · infcetadas · infecatdas · infecctadas · infectaads · infectadass · infectaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infectada" for "infectadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infectada" or "infectadas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "infectada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infectadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infectada" and "infectadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infecta vs infectada". 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 #65,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.