Which to use
“invade” and “invaden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,878
- “invade” frequency rank
- #23,829
- “invaden” frequency rank
- 42707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invade | invaden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invadir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invadir. |
Where the eye mixes invade and invaden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses invade with invaden
A purely visual mix-up. invade ([ĩmˈbað̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “invade” sits inside “invaden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invade is recorded at frequency rank #18,878, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbað̞e]. 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 42707, this pair ranks #146,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invade vs invaden
Shared letters: adeinv. Private to "invade": -. Private to "invaden": -.
"invade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "invaden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "invade" 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 #146,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invade" and "invaden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invada vs invaden". 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 #146,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.