interesadavsinteresadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“interesada” and “interesadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,738
“interesada” frequency rank
#10,517
“interesadas” frequency rank
18255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interesada interesadas
Definition Forma del femenino de interesado, participio de interesar o de interesarse. Forma del femenino plural de interesado, participio de interesar o de interesarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interesada and interesadas apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
interesada
11 ch
interesadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. interesada ([ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞a]) and interesadas ([ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interesada” sits inside “interesadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interesada is recorded at frequency rank #7,738, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞a]. interesadas is at rank #10,517, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞as].

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 18255, this pair ranks #268,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of interesada vs interesadas

Shared letters: adeinrst. Private to "interesada": -. Private to "interesadas": -.

"interesada" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "interesadas" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interesadainetresada · innteresada · inteersada · intereasda · interesaad · interesadda · interesdaa · interessada
  • interesadasinetresadas · innteresadas · inteersadas · intereasdas · interesaads · interesadass · interesaddas · interesadsa

Frequency comparison

interesada#7,738
interesadas#10,517

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interesada" and "interesadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞a] versus [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interesada" or "interesadas"?
"interesada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,738 in our Spanish list, against #10,517 for "interesadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interesada vs interesadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “interesada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list