Which to use
“ligadas” and “ligado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,051
- “ligadas” frequency rank
- #11,260
- “ligado” frequency rank
- 32311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ligadas | ligado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ligada. | Conexión, unión o enlace entre letras en la escritura o los sonidos al hablar. |
Where the eye mixes ligadas and ligado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ligadas with ligado
A purely visual mix-up. ligadas ([liˈɣ̞að̞as]) and ligado ([liˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ligadas is recorded at frequency rank #21,051, classified as anoun, pronounced [liˈɣ̞að̞as]. ligado is at rank #11,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 32311, this pair ranks #202,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ligadas vs ligado
Shared letters: adgil. Private to "ligadas": s. Private to "ligado": o.
"ligadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "ligado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ligadas" and "ligado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ligadas" vs "ligado" - 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 "ligadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ligadas" and "ligado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligadas vs logradas". 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 #202,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.