Which to use
“inspiradas” is a participle and “inspirado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,909
- “inspiradas” frequency rank
- #6,551
- “inspirado” frequency rank
- 31460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inspiradas | inspirado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de inspirado, participio de inspirar o de inspirarse. | Participio de inspirar o de inspirarse. |
Where the eye mixes inspiradas and inspirado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. inspiradas runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVC) against inspirado's 9 (VCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inspiradas and inspirado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inspiradas is [ĩnspiˈɾað̞as] while inspirado is [ĩnspiˈɾað̞o]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inspiradas is recorded at frequency rank #24,909, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩnspiˈɾað̞as]. inspirado is at rank #6,551, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnspiˈɾað̞o].
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 31460, this pair ranks #206,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inspiradas vs inspirado
Shared letters: adinprs. Private to "inspiradas": -. Private to "inspirado": o.
"inspiradas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "inspirado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inspiradas ← innspiradas · inpsiradas · insipradas · inspiardas · inspiraads · inspiradass · inspiraddas · inspiradsa
- inspirado ← innspirado · inpsirado · insiprado · inspiardo · inspiraddo · inspiraod · inspirdao · inspirrado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inspiradas" for "inspirado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "inspiradas" vs "inspirado" - 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 "inspiradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspirado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inspiradas" and "inspirado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inspiradas vs inspiradoras". 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 #206,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.