latidosvsleídosWhich spelling fits?

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

#21,043
“latidos” frequency rank
#24,213
“leídos” frequency rank
45256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature latidos leídos
Definition Forma del plural de latido, participio de latir. Forma del plural de leído, participio de leer.

Where the eye mixes latidos and leídos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. latidos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against leídos's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
latidos
6 ch
leídos

Visual trap between latidos and leídos

A purely visual mix-up. latidos ([laˈt̪ið̞os]) and leídos ([leˈið̞os]) 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 45256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

latidos is recorded at frequency rank #21,043, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [laˈt̪ið̞os]. leídos is at rank #24,213, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [leˈið̞os].

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 45256, this pair ranks #132,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of latidos vs leídos

Shared letters: dlos. Private to "latidos": ait. Private to "leídos": eí.

"latidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "leídos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • latidos ← altidos · laitdos · latdios · latiddos · latidoss · latidso · latiods · lattidos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "latidos" for "leídos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([laˈt̪ið̞os] versus [leˈið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "latidos" vs "leídos" - which ranks higher?
"latidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,043 in our Spanish list, against #24,213 for "leídos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "latidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "leídos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "latidos" and "leídos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lechos vs leídos". 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 #132,483 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