Which to use
“maltratado” and “maltratados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,513
- “maltratado” frequency rank
- #32,748
- “maltratados” frequency rank
- 59261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maltratado | maltratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha sufrido maltrato o abuso. | Forma del plural de maltratado. |
Where the eye mixes maltratado and maltratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. maltratado 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.
Visual trap between maltratado and maltratados
A purely visual mix-up. maltratado ([mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “maltratado” sits inside “maltratados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maltratado is recorded at frequency rank #26,513, classified as anadj, pronounced [mal̪t̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]. 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 59261, this pair ranks #63,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maltratado vs maltratados
Shared letters: adlmort. Private to "maltratado": -. Private to "maltratados": s.
"maltratado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "maltratados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maltratado ← amltratado · malltratado · malrtatado · maltartado · maltraatdo · maltrataddo · maltrataod · maltratdao
- maltratados ← amltratados · malltratados · malrtatados · maltartados · maltraatdos · maltrataddos · maltratadoss · maltratadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maltratado" and "maltratados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maltratado" or "maltratados"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maltratado" 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 #63,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maltratado" and "maltratados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maltratadas vs maltratados". 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 #63,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.