Which to use
“intimidado” and “intimidar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,261
- “intimidado” frequency rank
- #24,537
- “intimidar” frequency rank
- 68798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intimidado | intimidar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de intimidar o de intimidarse. | Inculcar o provocar miedo, temor o aprensión. |
Where the eye mixes intimidado and intimidar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intimidado with intimidar
A purely visual mix-up. intimidado ([ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞o]) and intimidar ([ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intimidado is recorded at frequency rank #44,261, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞að̞o]. intimidar is at rank #24,537, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪imiˈð̞aɾ].
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 68798, this pair ranks #33,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intimidado vs intimidar
Shared letters: adimnt. Private to "intimidado": o. Private to "intimidar": r.
"intimidado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "intimidar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intimidado ← initmidado · inntimidado · intiimdado · intimdiado · intimiaddo · intimidaddo · intimidaod · intimiddado
- intimidar ← initmidar · inntimidar · intiimdar · intimdiar · intimiadr · intimidarr · intimiddar · intimidra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intimidado" and "intimidar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intimidado" or "intimidar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intimidado" and "intimidar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intimidado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intimidar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intimidado" and "intimidar" 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 #33,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.