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“investigaba” and “investigado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,191
- “investigaba” frequency rank
- #11,256
- “investigado” frequency rank
- 49447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investigaba | investigado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de investigar. | Participio de investigar. |
Where the eye mixes investigaba and investigado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. investigaba and investigado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: investigaba vs investigado
A purely visual mix-up. investigaba ([ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and investigado ([ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 49447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investigaba is recorded at frequency rank #38,191, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. investigado is at rank #11,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 49447, this pair ranks #108,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of investigaba vs investigado
Shared letters: aeginstv. Private to "investigaba": b. Private to "investigado": do.
"investigaba" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "investigado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- investigaba ← inbestigaba · inevstigaba · innvestigaba · invesitgaba · invesstigaba · investgiaba · investiagba · investigaab
- investigado ← inbestigado · inevstigado · innvestigado · invesitgado · invesstigado · investgiado · investiagdo · investigaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "investigaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investigado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investigaba" and "investigado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "investigaba vs investigará". 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 #108,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.