Which to use
“ligadas” is a noun and “llegadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,051
- “ligadas” frequency rank
- #24,550
- “llegadas” frequency rank
- 45601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ligadas | llegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ligada. | Forma del femenino plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes ligadas and llegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ligadas and llegadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ligadas is [liˈɣ̞að̞as] while llegadas is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45601, 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]. llegadas is at rank #24,550, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 45601, this pair ranks #130,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ligadas vs llegadas
Shared letters: adgls. Private to "ligadas": i. Private to "llegadas": e.
"ligadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "llegadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ligadas" for "llegadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ligadas" or "llegadas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ligadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ligadas" and "llegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegadas vs llevarás". 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 #130,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.