invadavsinvadenConfusable pair

Which to use

“invada” and “invaden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,739
“invada” frequency rank
#23,829
“invaden” frequency rank
73568
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invada invaden
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de invadir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invadir.

Where the eye mixes invada and invaden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
invada
7 ch
invaden

Why the eye confuses invada with invaden

A purely visual mix-up. invada ([ĩmˈbað̞a]) and invaden ([ĩmˈbað̞ẽn]) 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 73568, 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]. invaden is at rank #23,829, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbað̞ẽn].

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 73568, this pair ranks #23,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of invada vs invaden

Shared letters: adinv. Private to "invada": -. Private to "invaden": e.

"invada" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "invaden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invadainavda · inbada · innvada · invaad · invadda · invdaa · invvada · ivnada
  • invadeninavden · inbaden · innvaden · invadden · invadenn · invadne · invaedn · invdaen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "invada" and "invaden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈbað̞a] versus [ĩmˈbað̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "invada" or "invaden"?
"invaden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,829 in our Spanish list, against #49,739 for "invada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "invada" and "invaden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "invada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invaden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invada" and "invaden" 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 #23,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list