Which to use
“integrado” is a verb and “internado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,976
- “integrado” frequency rank
- #11,994
- “internado” frequency rank
- 17970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | integrado | internado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de integrar. | Centro donde residen personas internas, especialmente estudiantes. |
Where the eye mixes integrado and internado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses integrado with internado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: integrado is [ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾað̞o] while internado is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
integrado is recorded at frequency rank #5,976, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. internado is at rank #11,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈnað̞o].
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 17970, this pair ranks #269,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of integrado vs internado
Shared letters: adeinort. Private to "integrado": g. Private to "internado": -.
"integrado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "internado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "integrado" for "internado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "integrado" or "internado" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "integrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "internado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "integrado" and "internado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integrado vs integradora". 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 #269,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.