Which to use
“ledo” is an adjective and “leída” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,033
- “ledo” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “leída” frequency rank
- 69873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledo | leída |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alegre, contento. | Forma del femenino de leído, participio de leer. |
Where the eye mixes ledo and leída
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ledo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against leída's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ledo vs leída
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ledo is [ˈleð̞ʊ] while leída is [leˈið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ledo is recorded at frequency rank #46,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleð̞ʊ]. leída is at rank #23,840, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [leˈið̞a].
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 69873, this pair ranks #31,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ledo vs leída
Shared letters: del. Private to "ledo": o. Private to "leída": aí.
"ledo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "leída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ledo ← eldo · ldeo · leddo · leod · lledo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ledo" for "leída" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ledo" vs "leída" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ledo" and "leída" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ledo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leída" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledo" and "leída" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledo vs lens". 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 #31,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.