Which to use
“invadió” is a verb and “invasion” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,033
- “invadió” frequency rank
- #27,655
- “invasion” frequency rank
- 48688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invadió | invasion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de invadir. | Invasión |
Where the eye mixes invadió and invasion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. invadió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against invasion's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between invadió and invasion
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: invadió is [ĩmbaˈð̞jo] while invasion is [ɛ̃.vaˈzjɔ̃]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48688, 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]. invasion is at rank #27,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛ̃.vaˈzjɔ̃].
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 48688, this pair ranks #113,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of invadió vs invasion
Shared letters: ainv. Private to "invadió": dó. Private to "invasion": os.
"invadió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "invasion" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- invasion ← inavsion · inbasion · innvasion · invacion · invaison · invasino · invasionn · invasoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invadió" and "invasion" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "invadió" vs "invasion" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "invadió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invasion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invadió" and "invasion" 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 #113,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.