interrumpidovsinterrumpidosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#15,651
“interrumpido” frequency rank
#40,898
“interrumpidos” frequency rank
56549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

12 ch
interrumpido
13 ch
interrumpidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interrumpido is [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞o] while interrumpidos is [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interrumpido” sits inside “interrumpidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interrumpido is recorded at frequency rank #15,651, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erũmˈpið̞o]. 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 56549, this pair ranks #74,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interrumpido vs interrumpidos

Shared letters: deimnoprtu. Private to "interrumpido": -. Private to "interrumpidos": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrumpidoinetrrumpido · innterrumpido · interrmupido · interrumipdo · interrummpido · interrumpdio · interrumpiddo · interrumpiod
  • interrumpidosinetrrumpidos · innterrumpidos · interrmupidos · interrumipdos · interrummpidos · interrumpdios · interrumpiddos · interrumpidoss

Frequency comparison

interrumpido#15,651
interrumpidos#40,898

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrumpido" and "interrumpidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "interrumpido" is a verb and "interrumpidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "interrumpido" or "interrumpidos"?
"interrumpido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,651 in our Spanish list, against #40,898 for "interrumpidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interrumpido vs interrumpidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

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