informadasvsinformadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: informadas is a participle, informado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#33,174
“informadas” frequency rank
#4,256
“informado” frequency rank
37430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informadas informado
Definition Forma del femenino plural de informado, participio de informar o de informarse. Que ha sido advertido, avisado o instruido de algo.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
informadas
9 ch
informado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: informadas is [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞as] while informado is [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

informadas is recorded at frequency rank #33,174, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞as]. informado is at rank #4,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞o].

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 37430, this pair ranks #175,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of informadas vs informado

Shared letters: adfimnor. Private to "informadas": s. Private to "informado": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informadasifnormadas · infformadas · infomradas · inforamdas · informaads · informadass · informaddas · informadsa
  • informadoifnormado · infformado · infomrado · inforamdo · informaddo · informaod · informdao · informmado

Frequency comparison

informadas#33,174
informado#4,256

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "informadas" and "informado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "informadas" is a participle and "informado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "informadas" or "informado"?
"informado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,256 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 informadas vs informado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list