Which to use
“invalida” is a verb and “inválidos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,440
- “invalida” frequency rank
- #43,076
- “inválidos” frequency rank
- 84516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invalida | inválidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invalidar. | Forma del plural de inválido. |
Where the eye mixes invalida and inválidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. invalida runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against inválidos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between invalida and inválidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: invalida is [ĩmbaˈlið̞a] while inválidos is [ĩmˈbalið̞os]. 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 84516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invalida is recorded at frequency rank #41,440, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbaˈlið̞a]. inválidos is at rank #43,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈbalið̞os].
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 84516, this pair ranks #6,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of invalida vs inválidos
Shared letters: dilnv. Private to "invalida": a. Private to "inválidos": osá.
"invalida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "inválidos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- invalida ← inavlida · inbalida · innvalida · invailda · invaldia · invaliad · invalidda · invallida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "invalida" for "inválidos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invalida" or "inválidos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "invalida" and "inválidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "invalida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inválidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invalida" and "inválidos" 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 #6,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.