Which to use
“invadido” is a verb and “inválido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,285
- “invadido” frequency rank
- #32,262
- “inválido” frequency rank
- 50547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invadido | inválido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de invadir. | Que carece de fuerza o poder |
Where the eye mixes invadido and inválido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. invadido and inválido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: invadido vs inválido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: invadido is [ĩmbaˈð̞ið̞o] while inválido is [ĩmˈbalið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50547, 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]. inválido is at rank #32,262, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmˈbalið̞o].
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 50547, this pair ranks #102,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invadido vs inválido
Shared letters: dinov. Private to "invadido": a. Private to "inválido": lá.
"invadido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "inválido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- invadido ← inavdido · inbadido · innvadido · invaddido · invaddio · invadiddo · invadiod · invaiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "invadido" and "inválido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invadido" or "inválido" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "inválido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invadido" and "inválido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invadidos vs inválido". 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 #102,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.