Which to use
“listados” is a participle and “listas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,123
- “listados” frequency rank
- #2,616
- “listas” frequency rank
- 25739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | listados | listas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de listado, participio de listar. | Forma del femenino plural de listo. |
Where the eye mixes listados and listas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: listados vs listas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: listados is [lisˈt̪að̞os] while listas is [ˈlist̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 25739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
listados is recorded at frequency rank #23,123, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [lisˈt̪að̞os]. listas is at rank #2,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlist̪as].
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 25739, this pair ranks #235,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of listados vs listas
Shared letters: ailst. Private to "listados": do. Private to "listas": -.
"listados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "listas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "listados" and "listas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "listados" or "listas"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "listados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "listados" and "listas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lilas vs listas". 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 #235,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.