Which to use
“infiltrado” is a verb and “infiltrados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,396
- “infiltrado” frequency rank
- #23,823
- “infiltrados” frequency rank
- 44219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infiltrado | infiltrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de infiltrar. | Forma del plural de infiltrado, participio de infiltrar. |
Where the eye mixes infiltrado and infiltrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. infiltrado runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVCV) against infiltrados's 11 (VCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infiltrado and infiltrados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infiltrado is [ĩɱfil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o] while infiltrados is [ĩɱfil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “infiltrado” sits inside “infiltrados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infiltrado is recorded at frequency rank #20,396, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]. infiltrados is at rank #23,823, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩɱfil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞os].
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 44219, this pair ranks #138,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infiltrado vs infiltrados
Shared letters: adfilnort. Private to "infiltrado": -. Private to "infiltrados": s.
"infiltrado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV · "infiltrados" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infiltrado ← ifniltrado · inffiltrado · infilltrado · infilrtado · infiltardo · infiltraddo · infiltraod · infiltrdao
- infiltrados ← ifniltrados · inffiltrados · infilltrados · infilrtados · infiltardos · infiltraddos · infiltradoss · infiltradso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infiltrado" for "infiltrados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infiltrado" or "infiltrados" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "infiltrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infiltrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #138,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.