Which to use
“leídas” is a participle and “leído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,215
- “leídas” frequency rank
- #2,615
- “leído” frequency rank
- 40830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leídas | leído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de leído, participio de leer. | Participio de leer. |
Where the eye mixes leídas and leído
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leídas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against leído's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leídas vs leído
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leídas is [leˈið̞as] while leído is [leˈið̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leídas is recorded at frequency rank #38,215, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [leˈið̞as]. leído is at rank #2,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [leˈið̞o].
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 40830, this pair ranks #156,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leídas vs leído
Shared letters: delí. Private to "leídas": as. Private to "leído": o.
"leídas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leídas" for "leído" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leídas" vs "leído" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leídas" and "leído" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leídas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leídas" and "leído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leídas vs lilas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #156,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.