Which to use
“ligadas” and “ligados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,051
- “ligadas” frequency rank
- #15,140
- “ligados” frequency rank
- 36191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ligadas | ligados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ligada. | Forma del plural de ligado. |
Where the eye mixes ligadas and ligados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ligadas and ligados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ligadas with ligados
A purely visual mix-up. ligadas ([liˈɣ̞að̞as]) and ligados ([liˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “ligadas” becomes o in “ligados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36191, 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]. ligados is at rank #15,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced [liˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 36191, this pair ranks #181,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ligadas vs ligados
Shared letters: adgils. Private to "ligadas": -. Private to "ligados": o.
"ligadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "ligados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ligadas" for "ligados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ligadas" vs "ligados" - 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 "ligados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ligadas" and "ligados" 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 #181,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.