Which to use
“limitadas” is a participle and “limitado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,086
- “limitadas” frequency rank
- #4,351
- “limitado” frequency rank
- 17437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitadas | limitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de limitado, participio de limitar o de limitarse. | Que tiene un límite o fin. |
Where the eye mixes limitadas and limitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses limitadas with limitado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: limitadas is [limiˈt̪að̞as] while limitado is [limiˈt̪að̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitadas is recorded at frequency rank #13,086, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [limiˈt̪að̞as]. limitado is at rank #4,351, tagged as anadj, pronounced [limiˈt̪að̞o].
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 17437, this pair ranks #272,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limitadas vs limitado
Shared letters: adilmt. Private to "limitadas": s. Private to "limitado": o.
"limitadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "limitado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limitadas" for "limitado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "limitadas" or "limitado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "limitadas" and "limitado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitadas" and "limitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limitadas vs limitará". 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 #272,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.