Which to use
“lesiona” is a verb and “lesionada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,411
- “lesiona” frequency rank
- #47,231
- “lesionada” frequency rank
- 92642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesiona | lesionada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lesionar o de lesionarse. | Forma del femenino de lesionado, participio de lesionar o de lesionarse. |
Where the eye mixes lesiona and lesionada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. lesiona runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against lesionada's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lesiona vs lesionada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lesiona is [leˈsjona] while lesionada is [lesjoˈnað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lesiona” sits inside “lesionada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lesiona is recorded at frequency rank #45,411, classified as averb, pronounced [leˈsjona]. lesionada is at rank #47,231, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [lesjoˈnað̞a].
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 92642, this pair ranks #1,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lesiona vs lesionada
Shared letters: aeilnos. Private to "lesiona": -. Private to "lesionada": d.
"lesiona" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "lesionada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lesiona" and "lesionada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lesiona" vs "lesionada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lesiona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesionada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesiona" and "lesionada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lesionada vs lesionados". 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 #1,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.