invadidovsinvalidaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,285
“invadido” frequency rank
#41,440
“invalida” frequency rank
59725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invadido invalida
Definition Participio de invadir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invalidar.

Where the eye mixes invadido and invalida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
invadido
8 ch
invalida

Why the eye confuses invadido with invalida

A purely visual mix-up. invadido ([ĩmbaˈð̞ið̞o]) and invalida ([ĩmbaˈlið̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invadido is recorded at frequency rank #18,285, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbaˈð̞ið̞o]. invalida is at rank #41,440, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbaˈlið̞a].

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 59725, this pair ranks #61,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of invadido vs invalida

Shared letters: adinv. Private to "invadido": o. Private to "invalida": l.

"invadido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "invalida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invadidoinavdido · inbadido · innvadido · invaddido · invaddio · invadiddo · invadiod · invaiddo
  • invalidainavlida · inbalida · innvalida · invailda · invaldia · invaliad · invalidda · invallida

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "invadido" for "invalida" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmbaˈð̞ið̞o] versus [ĩmbaˈlið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "invadido" vs "invalida" - which ranks higher?
"invadido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,285 in our Spanish list, against #41,440 for "invalida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "invadido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invalida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invadido" and "invalida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invada vs invalida". 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 #61,557 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