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 eye mixes informaba and informadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. informaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against informadas's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses informaba with informadas
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
- informaba ← ifnormaba · infformaba · infomraba · inforamba · informaab · informabba · informava · informbaa
- informadas ← ifnormadas · infformadas · infomradas · inforamdas · informaads · informadass · informaddas · informadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "informaba" for "informadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "informaba" vs "informadas" - which ranks higher?
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 "informaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informaba" and "informadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informadas vs informador". 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 #64,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.