Which to use
“lesiona” and “lesionado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,411
- “lesiona” frequency rank
- #17,189
- “lesionado” frequency rank
- 62600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesiona | lesionado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lesionar o de lesionarse. | Participio de lesionar. |
Where the eye mixes lesiona and lesionado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. lesiona runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against lesionado's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lesiona and lesionado
A purely visual mix-up. lesiona ([leˈsjona]) and lesionado ([lesjoˈnað̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “lesiona” sits inside “lesionado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62600, 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]. lesionado is at rank #17,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [lesjoˈnað̞o].
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 62600, this pair ranks #51,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lesiona vs lesionado
Shared letters: aeilnos. Private to "lesiona": -. Private to "lesionado": d.
"lesiona" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "lesionado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lesiona" and "lesionado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lesiona" vs "lesionado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "lesionado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesiona" and "lesionado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lesiona vs lesionada". 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 #51,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.