Which to use
“limitado” is an adjective and “limitados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,351
- “limitado” frequency rank
- #11,805
- “limitados” frequency rank
- 16156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitado | limitados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene un límite o fin. | Forma del plural de limitado, participio de limitar o de limitarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set limitado and limitados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: limitado is [limiˈt̪að̞o] while limitados is [limiˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “limitado” sits inside “limitados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitado is recorded at frequency rank #4,351, classified as anadj, pronounced [limiˈt̪að̞o]. limitados is at rank #11,805, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [limiˈt̪að̞os].
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 16156, this pair ranks #277,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limitado vs limitados
Shared letters: adilmot. Private to "limitado": -. Private to "limitados": s.
"limitado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "limitados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "limitado" and "limitados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "limitado" or "limitados"?
Remembering limitado vs limitados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “limitado”; for a participle, it's “limitados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “limitado” entry
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