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Which to use

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

#10,878
“jodida” frequency rank
#34,647
“jodidas” frequency rank
45525
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jodida jodidas
Definition Forma del femenino de jodido, participio de joder. Forma del femenino plural de jodido, participio de joder.

Where the eye mixes jodida and jodidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. jodida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against jodidas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
jodida
7 ch
jodidas

Why the eye confuses jodida with jodidas

A purely visual mix-up. jodida ([xoˈð̞ið̞a]) and jodidas ([xoˈð̞ið̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “jodida” sits inside “jodidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jodida is recorded at frequency rank #10,878, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [xoˈð̞ið̞a]. jodidas is at rank #34,647, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xoˈð̞ið̞as].

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 45525, this pair ranks #130,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of jodida vs jodidas

Shared letters: adijo. Private to "jodida": -. Private to "jodidas": s.

"jodida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "jodidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jodida ← jdoida · jjodida · joddia · joddida · jodiad · jodidda · joidda · ojdida
  • jodidas ← jdoidas · jjodidas · joddias · joddidas · jodiads · jodidass · jodiddas · jodidsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "jodida" for "jodidas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xoˈð̞ið̞a] versus [xoˈð̞ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "jodida" or "jodidas" show up more?
"jodida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,878 in our Spanish list, against #34,647 for "jodidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "jodida" and "jodidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "jodida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "jodidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jodida" and "jodidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jodidas vs judías". 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 #130,989 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