Which to use
“intimida” and “intimidado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,656
- “intimida” frequency rank
- #44,261
- “intimidado” frequency rank
- 87917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intimida | intimidado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intimidar o de intimidarse. | Participio de intimidar o de intimidarse. |
Where the eye mixes intimida and intimidado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intimida runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against intimidado's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intimida with intimidado
A purely visual mix-up. intimida ([ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞a]) and intimidado ([ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “intimida” sits inside “intimidado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intimida is recorded at frequency rank #43,656, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞a]. intimidado is at rank #44,261, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞o].
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 87917, this pair ranks #4,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intimida vs intimidado
Shared letters: adimnt. Private to "intimida": -. Private to "intimidado": o.
"intimida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "intimidado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intimida ← initmida · inntimida · intiimda · intimdia · intimiad · intimmida · intmiida · inttimida
- intimidado ← initmidado · inntimidado · intiimdado · intimdiado · intimiaddo · intimidaddo · intimidaod · intimiddado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intimida" and "intimidado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "intimida" or "intimidado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intimida" and "intimidado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intimida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intimidado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intimida" and "intimidado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intima vs intimida". 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 #4,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.