Which to use
“invadió” and “invadir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,033
- “invadió” frequency rank
- #12,842
- “invadir” frequency rank
- 33875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invadió | invadir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de invadir. | Entrar por medio de la fuerza o de modo impositivo, colonizador, violento, etc., en un lugar, país, sociedad, territorio, etc. |
Where the eye mixes invadió and invadir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. invadió (VCCVCVV) and invadir (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between invadió and invadir
A purely visual mix-up. invadió ([ĩmbaˈð̞jo]) and invadir ([ĩmbaˈð̞iɾ]) 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 - ó in “invadió” becomes r in “invadir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invadió is recorded at frequency rank #21,033, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbaˈð̞jo]. invadir is at rank #12,842, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbaˈð̞iɾ].
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 33875, this pair ranks #194,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invadió vs invadir
Shared letters: adinv. Private to "invadió": ó. Private to "invadir": r.
"invadió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invadir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- invadir ← inavdir · inbadir · innvadir · invaddir · invadirr · invadri · invaidr · invdair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invadió" and "invadir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "invadió" vs "invadir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "invadió" and "invadir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "invadió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invadir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invadió" and "invadir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invada vs invadió". 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 #194,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.