Which to use
“madura” and “madurado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,492
- “madura” frequency rank
- #30,559
- “madurado” frequency rank
- 40051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madura | madurado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. | Participio de madurar. |
Where the eye mixes madura and madurado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. madura runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against madurado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between madura and madurado
A purely visual mix-up. madura ([maˈð̞uɾa]) and madurado ([mað̞uˈɾað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “madura” sits inside “madurado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madura is recorded at frequency rank #9,492, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾa]. madurado is at rank #30,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [mað̞uˈɾað̞o].
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 40051, this pair ranks #161,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of madura vs madurado
Shared letters: admru. Private to "madura": -. Private to "madurado": o.
"madura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "madurado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "madura" and "madurado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "madura" vs "madurado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "madura" and "madurado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "madura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "madurado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madura" and "madurado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "madurado vs maduran". 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 #161,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.