Which to use
“interrogado” is an adjective and “interrogar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,402
- “interrogado” frequency rank
- #31,402
- “interrogar” frequency rank
- 53804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrogado | interrogar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es objeto de un interrogatorio (serie de preguntas, generalmente exhaustivas, a un testigo, sospechoso, acusado, etc., para aclarar a fondo una situación, determinar las circunstancias de una acción o delito, etc.) o de una encuesta. | Hacer una o varias preguntas a alguien para obtener información o respuestas. |
Where the eye mixes interrogado and interrogar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interrogado vs interrogar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interrogado is [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞að̞o] while interrogar is [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrogado is recorded at frequency rank #22,402, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞að̞o]. interrogar is at rank #31,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 53804, this pair ranks #86,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interrogado vs interrogar
Shared letters: aeginort. Private to "interrogado": d. Private to "interrogar": -.
"interrogado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "interrogar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrogado ← inetrrogado · innterrogado · interogado · interorgado · interrgoado · interroagdo · interrogaddo · interrogaod
- interrogar ← inetrrogar · innterrogar · interogar · interorgar · interrgoar · interroagr · interrogarr · interroggar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interrogado" and "interrogar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "interrogado" vs "interrogar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interrogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrogado" and "interrogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interroga vs interrogar". 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 #86,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.