Which to use
“invitada” is a noun and “invitado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,519
- “invitada” frequency rank
- #3,566
- “invitado” frequency rank
- 14085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invitada | invitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que ha recibido invitación. | Que recibe invitación. |
Where the eye mixes invitada and invitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses invitada with invitado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: invitada is [ĩmbiˈt̪að̞a] while invitado is [ĩmbiˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “invitada” becomes o in “invitado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invitada is recorded at frequency rank #10,519, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmbiˈt̪að̞a]. invitado is at rank #3,566, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmbiˈt̪að̞o].
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 14085, this pair ranks #285,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of invitada vs invitado
Shared letters: adintv. Private to "invitada": -. Private to "invitado": o.
"invitada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "invitado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invitada" and "invitado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invitada" or "invitado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "invitada" and "invitado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "invitada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invitada" and "invitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invada vs invitada". 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 #285,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.