Which to use
“lesionado” is a verb and “lesionados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,189
- “lesionado” frequency rank
- #21,046
- “lesionados” frequency rank
- 38235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lesionado | lesionados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de lesionar. | Forma del plural de lesionado, participio de lesionar o de lesionarse. |
Where the eye mixes lesionado and lesionados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. lesionado runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against lesionados's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lesionado and lesionados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lesionado is [lesjoˈnað̞o] while lesionados is [lesjoˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lesionado” sits inside “lesionados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lesionado is recorded at frequency rank #17,189, classified as averb, pronounced [lesjoˈnað̞o]. lesionados is at rank #21,046, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [lesjoˈnað̞os].
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 38235, this pair ranks #171,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lesionado vs lesionados
Shared letters: adeilnos. Private to "lesionado": -. Private to "lesionados": -.
"lesionado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "lesionados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lesionado ← elsionado · lecionado · leisonado · lesinoado · lesioando · lesionaddo · lesionaod · lesiondao
- lesionados ← elsionados · lecionados · leisonados · lesinoados · lesioandos · lesionaddos · lesionadoss · lesionadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lesionado" and "lesionados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lesionado" vs "lesionados" - 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 "lesionado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesionados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lesionado" and "lesionados" 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 #171,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.