Which to use
“invada” and “invade” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,739
- “invada” frequency rank
- #18,878
- “invade” frequency rank
- 68617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invada | invade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de invadir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invadir. |
Where the eye mixes invada and invade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between invada and invade
A purely visual mix-up. invada ([ĩmˈbað̞a]) and invade ([ĩmˈbað̞e]) 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 “invada” becomes e in “invade”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invada is recorded at frequency rank #49,739, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbað̞a]. invade is at rank #18,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbað̞e].
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 68617, this pair ranks #34,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of invada vs invade
Shared letters: adinv. Private to "invada": -. Private to "invade": e.
"invada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "invade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "invada" for "invade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "invada" vs "invade" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "invada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invada" and "invade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invada vs Ivana". 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 #34,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.