ligadovslogradoTell them apart

Quick tell: ligado is a noun, logrado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ligado” is a noun and “logrado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,260
“ligado” frequency rank
#2,785
“logrado” frequency rank
14045
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ligado logrado
Definition Conexión, unión o enlace entre letras en la escritura o los sonidos al hablar. Hecho de forma correcta o que ha resultado bien.

Where the eye mixes ligado and logrado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
ligado
7 ch
logrado

Look-alike desk: ligado vs logrado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ligado is [liˈɣ̞að̞o] while logrado is [loˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ligado is recorded at frequency rank #11,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [liˈɣ̞að̞o]. logrado is at rank #2,785, tagged as anadj, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾað̞o].

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 14045, this pair ranks #285,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ligado vs logrado

Shared letters: adglo. Private to "ligado": i. Private to "logrado": r.

"ligado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "logrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ligadoilgado · lgiado · liagdo · ligaddo · ligaod · ligdao · liggado · lligado
  • logradolgorado · llogrado · logardo · loggrado · lograddo · lograod · logrdao · logrrado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ligado" and "logrado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ligado" is a noun and "logrado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ligado" or "logrado"?
"logrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,785 in our Spanish list, against #11,260 for "ligado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ligado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "logrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ligado" and "logrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "logradas vs logrado". 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 #285,606 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