Which to use
“jubilado” is a verb and “jubilados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,460
- “jubilado” frequency rank
- #9,667
- “jubilados” frequency rank
- 27127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jubilado | jubilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de jubilar o de jubilarse. | Forma del plural de jubilado, participio de jubilar o de jubilarse. |
Where the eye mixes jubilado and jubilados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. jubilado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against jubilados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jubilado with jubilados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jubilado is [xuβ̞iˈlað̞o] while jubilados is [xuβ̞iˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “jubilado” sits inside “jubilados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jubilado is recorded at frequency rank #17,460, classified as averb, pronounced [xuβ̞iˈlað̞o]. jubilados is at rank #9,667, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [xuβ̞iˈlað̞os].
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 27127, this pair ranks #228,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jubilado vs jubilados
Shared letters: abdijlou. Private to "jubilado": -. Private to "jubilados": s.
"jubilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "jubilados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jubilado" and "jubilados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "jubilado" or "jubilados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jubilado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jubilados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jubilado" and "jubilados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jubilada vs jubilado". 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 #228,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.