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“maltratadas” and “maltratados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,432
- “maltratadas” frequency rank
- #32,748
- “maltratados” frequency rank
- 78180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maltratadas | maltratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de maltratado. | Forma del plural de maltratado. |
Where the eye mixes maltratadas and maltratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. maltratadas and maltratados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maltratadas vs maltratados
A purely visual mix-up. maltratadas ([mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “maltratadas” becomes o in “maltratados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78180, 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]. 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 78180, this pair ranks #14,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maltratadas vs maltratados
Shared letters: adlmrst. Private to "maltratadas": -. Private to "maltratados": o.
"maltratadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "maltratados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maltratadas ← amltratadas · malltratadas · malrtatadas · maltartadas · maltraatdas · maltrataads · maltratadass · maltrataddas
- maltratados ← amltratados · malltratados · malrtatados · maltartados · maltraatdos · maltrataddos · maltratadoss · maltratadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maltratadas" for "maltratados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maltratadas" or "maltratados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maltratadas" 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 #14,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maltratadas" 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 #14,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.