ingresadavsingresadoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,727
“ingresada” frequency rank
#18,871
“ingresado” frequency rank
68598
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingresada ingresado
Definition Forma del femenino de ingresado, participio de ingresar. Participio de ingresar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
ingresada
9 ch
ingresado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingresada is [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞a] while ingresado is [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “ingresada” becomes o in “ingresado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ingresada is recorded at frequency rank #49,727, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞a]. ingresado is at rank #18,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋgɾeˈsað̞o].

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 68598, this pair ranks #34,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ingresada vs ingresado

Shared letters: adeginrs. Private to "ingresada": -. Private to "ingresado": o.

"ingresada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "ingresado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingresadaignresada · ingersada · inggresada · ingreasda · ingresaad · ingresadda · ingresdaa · ingressada
  • ingresadoignresado · ingersado · inggresado · ingreasdo · ingresaddo · ingresaod · ingresdao · ingressado

Frequency comparison

ingresada#49,727
ingresado#18,871

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ingresada" and "ingresado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ingresada" is a participle and "ingresado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ingresada" or "ingresado"?
"ingresado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,871 in our Spanish list, against #49,727 for "ingresada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ingresada vs ingresado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “ingresada”; for a verb, it's “ingresado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ingresada” 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