Which to use
“intimidad” is a noun and “intimidado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,277
- “intimidad” frequency rank
- #44,261
- “intimidado” frequency rank
- 52538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intimidad | intimidado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualidad o condición de íntimo. | Participio de intimidar o de intimidarse. |
Where the eye mixes intimidad and intimidado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. intimidad runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against intimidado's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intimidad vs intimidado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intimidad is [ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞] while intimidado is [ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intimidad” sits inside “intimidado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intimidad is recorded at frequency rank #8,277, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞]. 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 52538, this pair ranks #92,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intimidad vs intimidado
Shared letters: adimnt. Private to "intimidad": -. Private to "intimidado": o.
"intimidad" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "intimidado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intimidad ← initmidad · inntimidad · intiimdad · intimdiad · intimiadd · intimidadd · intimidda · intimiddad
- intimidado ← initmidado · inntimidado · intiimdado · intimdiado · intimiaddo · intimidaddo · intimidaod · intimiddado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intimidad" and "intimidado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intimidad" vs "intimidado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "intimidad" 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 #92,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intimidad" and "intimidado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intimida vs intimidado". 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 #92,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.