Which to use
“lavada” and “lavadora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,187
- “lavada” frequency rank
- #20,727
- “lavadora” frequency rank
- 57914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavada | lavadora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de lavar (en sus diversas acepciones). | Aparato electrodoméstico utilizado para lavar ropa. |
Where the eye mixes lavada and lavadora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lavada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against lavadora's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lavada and lavadora
A purely visual mix-up. lavada ([laˈβ̞að̞a]) and lavadora ([laβ̞aˈð̞oɾa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavada is recorded at frequency rank #37,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞að̞a]. lavadora is at rank #20,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laβ̞aˈð̞oɾa].
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 57914, this pair ranks #68,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lavada vs lavadora
Shared letters: adlv. Private to "lavada": -. Private to "lavadora": or.
"lavada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lavadora" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lavada" for "lavadora" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lavada" vs "lavadora" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavadora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavada" and "lavadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasaña vs lavada". 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 #68,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.