interrumpidasvsinterrumpidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,991
“interrumpidas” frequency rank
#40,898
“interrumpidos” frequency rank
82889
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interrumpidas and interrumpidos apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
interrumpidas
13 ch
interrumpidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. interrumpidas ([ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞as]) and interrumpidos ([ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “interrumpidas” becomes o in “interrumpidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82889, 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]. interrumpidos is at rank #40,898, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞os].

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 82889, this pair ranks #8,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interrumpidas vs interrumpidos

Shared letters: deimnprstu. Private to "interrumpidas": a. Private to "interrumpidos": o.

"interrumpidas" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "interrumpidos" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrumpidasinetrrumpidas · innterrumpidas · interrmupidas · interrumipdas · interrummpidas · interrumpdias · interrumpiads · interrumpidass
  • interrumpidosinetrrumpidos · innterrumpidos · interrmupidos · interrumipdos · interrummpidos · interrumpdios · interrumpiddos · interrumpidoss

Frequency comparison

interrumpidas#41,991
interrumpidos#40,898

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrumpidas" and "interrumpidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞as] versus [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interrumpidas" or "interrumpidos"?
"interrumpidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,898 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 interrumpidos

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 “interrumpidas” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list