interrumpidasvsinterrumpidoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#41,991
“interrumpidas” frequency rank
#15,651
“interrumpido” frequency rank
57642
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interrumpidas interrumpido
Definition Forma del femenino plural de interrumpido, participio de interrumpir. Participio de interrumpir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interrumpidas and interrumpido apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
interrumpidas
12 ch
interrumpido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interrumpidas is [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞as] while interrumpido is [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞o]. 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 57642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interrumpidas is recorded at frequency rank #41,991, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞as]. interrumpido is at rank #15,651, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞o].

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 57642, this pair ranks #69,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interrumpidas vs interrumpido

Shared letters: deimnprtu. Private to "interrumpidas": as. Private to "interrumpido": o.

"interrumpidas" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "interrumpido" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrumpidasinetrrumpidas · innterrumpidas · interrmupidas · interrumipdas · interrummpidas · interrumpdias · interrumpiads · interrumpidass
  • interrumpidoinetrrumpido · innterrumpido · interrmupido · interrumipdo · interrummpido · interrumpdio · interrumpiddo · interrumpiod

Frequency comparison

interrumpidas#41,991
interrumpido#15,651

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrumpidas" and "interrumpido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interrumpidas" is a participle and "interrumpido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "interrumpidas" or "interrumpido"?
"interrumpido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,651 in our Spanish list, against #41,991 for "interrumpidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interrumpidas vs interrumpido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “interrumpidas”; for a verb, it's “interrumpido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “interrumpidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list