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

#21,729
“lastimado” frequency rank
#43,678
“lastiman” frequency rank
65407
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lastimado lastiman
Definition Participio de lastimar o de lastimarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lastimar o de lastimarse.

Where the eye mixes lastimado and lastiman

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

9 ch
lastimado
8 ch
lastiman

Visual trap between lastimado and lastiman

A purely visual mix-up. lastimado ([last̪iˈmað̞o]) and lastiman ([lasˈt̪imãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lastimado is recorded at frequency rank #21,729, classified as averb, pronounced [last̪iˈmað̞o]. lastiman is at rank #43,678, tagged as averb, pronounced [lasˈt̪imãn].

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 65407, this pair ranks #42,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lastimado vs lastiman

Shared letters: ailmst. Private to "lastimado": do. Private to "lastiman": n.

"lastimado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "lastiman" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lastimadoalstimado · lasitmado · lasstimado · lastiamdo · lastimaddo · lastimaod · lastimdao · lastimmado
  • lastimanalstiman · lasitman · lasstiman · lastiamn · lastimann · lastimman · lastimna · lastmian

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lastimado" and "lastiman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([last̪iˈmað̞o] versus [lasˈt̪imãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lastimado" vs "lastiman" - which ranks higher?
"lastimado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,729 in our Spanish list, against #43,678 for "lastiman". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lastimado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lastiman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lastimado" and "lastiman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lastiman vs lastimaron". 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 #42,719 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