interpretadovsinterpretadosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#11,071
“interpretado” frequency rank
#34,173
“interpretados” frequency rank
45244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interpretado interpretados
Definition Participio de interpretar. Forma del plural de interpretado, participio de interpretar.

Where the eye mixes interpretado and interpretados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
interpretado
13 ch
interpretados

Why the eye confuses interpretado with interpretados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interpretado is [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪að̞o] while interpretados is [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interpretado” sits inside “interpretados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interpretado is recorded at frequency rank #11,071, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪að̞o]. interpretados is at rank #34,173, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾpɾeˈt̪að̞os].

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 45244, this pair ranks #132,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interpretado vs interpretados

Shared letters: adeinoprt. Private to "interpretado": -. Private to "interpretados": s.

"interpretado" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCV  ·  "interpretados" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interpretadoinetrpretado · innterpretado · inteprretado · interpertado · interppretado · interpreatdo · interpretaddo · interpretaod
  • interpretadosinetrpretados · innterpretados · inteprretados · interpertados · interppretados · interpreatdos · interpretaddos · interpretadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "interpretado" for "interpretados" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interpretado" is a verb and "interpretados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "interpretado" vs "interpretados" - which ranks higher?
"interpretado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,071 in our Spanish list, against #34,173 for "interpretados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interpretado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interpretados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interpretado" and "interpretados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interpretadas vs interpretados". 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 #132,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list