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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set infiltrado and infiltrados apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infiltrado" and "infiltrados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "infiltrado" or "infiltrados"?
Remembering infiltrado vs infiltrados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “infiltrado”; for a participle, it's “infiltrados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “infiltrado” entry
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