informabavsinformadasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: informaba is a verb, informadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“informaba” is a verb and “informadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,676
“informaba” frequency rank
#33,174
“informadas” frequency rank
58850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informaba informadas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de informar o de informarse. Forma del femenino plural de informado, participio de informar o de informarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set informaba and informadas apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
informaba
10 ch
informadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: informaba is [ĩɱfoɾˈmaβ̞a] while informadas is [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

informaba is recorded at frequency rank #25,676, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmaβ̞a]. informadas is at rank #33,174, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞as].

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 58850, this pair ranks #64,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of informaba vs informadas

Shared letters: afimnor. Private to "informaba": b. Private to "informadas": ds.

"informaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "informadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informabaifnormaba · infformaba · infomraba · inforamba · informaab · informabba · informava · informbaa
  • informadasifnormadas · infformadas · infomradas · inforamdas · informaads · informadass · informaddas · informadsa

Frequency comparison

informaba#25,676
informadas#33,174

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "informaba" and "informadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "informaba" is a verb and "informadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "informaba" or "informadas"?
"informaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,676 in our Spanish list, against #33,174 for "informadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering informaba vs informadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “informaba”; for a participle, it's “informadas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “informaba” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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