lesionavslesionadoWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
lesiona
9 ch
lesionado

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

  • lesiona ← elsiona · leciona · leisona · lesinoa · lesioan · lesionna · lesoina · lessiona
  • lesionado ← elsionado · lecionado · leisonado · lesinoado · lesioando · lesionaddo · lesionaod · lesiondao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lesiona" and "lesionado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([leˈsjona] versus [lesjoˈnað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lesiona" vs "lesionado" - which ranks higher?
"lesionado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,189 in our Spanish list, against #45,411 for "lesiona". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list