Which to use
“machado” is a noun and “manchados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,704
- “machado” frequency rank
- #40,938
- “manchados” frequency rank
- 51642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machado | manchados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herramienta para cortar madera. | Forma del plural de manchado, participio de manchar. |
Where the eye mixes machado and manchados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. machado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against manchados's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between machado and manchados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: machado is [maˈt͡ʃað̞o] while manchados is [mãnʲˈt͡ʃað̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machado is recorded at frequency rank #10,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈt͡ʃað̞o]. manchados is at rank #40,938, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mãnʲˈt͡ʃað̞os].
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 51642, this pair ranks #96,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machado vs manchados
Shared letters: acdhmo. Private to "machado": -. Private to "manchados": ns.
"machado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "manchados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machado" and "manchados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machado" vs "manchados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "machado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manchados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machado" and "manchados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manchadas vs manchados". 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 #96,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.