Which to use
“maltratadas” and “maltratado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,432
- “maltratadas” frequency rank
- #26,513
- “maltratado” frequency rank
- 71945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maltratadas | maltratado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de maltratado. | Que ha sufrido maltrato o abuso. |
Where the eye mixes maltratadas and maltratado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. maltratadas runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVC) against maltratado's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maltratadas and maltratado
A purely visual mix-up. maltratadas ([mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]) and maltratado ([mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) 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 71945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maltratadas is recorded at frequency rank #45,432, classified as anadj, pronounced [mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]. maltratado is at rank #26,513, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o].
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 71945, this pair ranks #26,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maltratadas vs maltratado
Shared letters: adlmrt. Private to "maltratadas": s. Private to "maltratado": o.
"maltratadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "maltratado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maltratadas ← amltratadas · malltratadas · malrtatadas · maltartadas · maltraatdas · maltrataads · maltratadass · maltrataddas
- maltratado ← amltratado · malltratado · malrtatado · maltartado · maltraatdo · maltrataddo · maltrataod · maltratdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maltratadas" for "maltratado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maltratadas" or "maltratado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maltratadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maltratado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maltratadas" and "maltratado" 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 #26,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.