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“inyecta” and “inyectado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,680
“inyecta” frequency rank
#39,821
“inyectado” frequency rank
77501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inyecta inyectado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inyectar. Participio de inyectar.

Where the eye mixes inyecta and inyectado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
inyecta
9 ch
inyectado

Visual trap between inyecta and inyectado

A purely visual mix-up. inyecta ([ĩɲˈʝekt̪a]) and inyectado ([ĩɲʝekˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “inyecta” sits inside “inyectado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inyecta is recorded at frequency rank #37,680, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɲˈʝekt̪a]. inyectado is at rank #39,821, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɲʝekˈt̪að̞o].

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 77501, this pair ranks #15,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inyecta vs inyectado

Shared letters: aceinty. Private to "inyecta": -. Private to "inyectado": do.

"inyecta" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV  ·  "inyectado" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inyectaineycta · innyecta · inyceta · inyecat · inyeccta · inyectta · inyetca · inyyecta
  • inyectadoineyctado · innyectado · inycetado · inyecatdo · inyecctado · inyectaddo · inyectaod · inyectdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inyecta" for "inyectado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɲˈʝekt̪a] versus [ĩɲʝekˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inyecta" or "inyectado" show up more?
"inyecta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,680 in our Spanish list, against #39,821 for "inyectado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inyecta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inyectado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inyecta" and "inyectado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infecta vs inyecta". 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 #15,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list