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“maltratada” and “maltratados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,665
- “maltratada” frequency rank
- #32,748
- “maltratados” frequency rank
- 67413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maltratada | maltratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de maltratado. | Forma del plural de maltratado. |
Where the eye mixes maltratada and maltratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. maltratada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against maltratados's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maltratada vs maltratados
A purely visual mix-up. maltratada ([mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]) and maltratados ([mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maltratada is recorded at frequency rank #34,665, classified as anadj, pronounced [mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]. maltratados is at rank #32,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os].
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 67413, this pair ranks #37,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maltratada vs maltratados
Shared letters: adlmrt. Private to "maltratada": -. Private to "maltratados": os.
"maltratada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "maltratados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maltratada ← amltratada · malltratada · malrtatada · maltartada · maltraatda · maltrataad · maltratadda · maltratdaa
- maltratados ← amltratados · malltratados · malrtatados · maltartados · maltraatdos · maltrataddos · maltratadoss · maltratadso
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "maltratada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maltratados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maltratada" and "maltratados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maltratada vs maltratadas". 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 #37,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.