Which to use
“mandaba” and “mandado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,150
- “mandaba” frequency rank
- #7,590
- “mandado” frequency rank
- 22740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mandaba | mandado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mandar o de mandarse. | Participio de mandar o de mandarse. |
Where the eye mixes mandaba and mandado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mandaba with mandado
A purely visual mix-up. mandaba ([mãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]) and mandado ([mãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mandaba is recorded at frequency rank #15,150, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. mandado is at rank #7,590, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈd̪að̞o].
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 22740, this pair ranks #248,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mandaba vs mandado
Shared letters: admn. Private to "mandaba": b. Private to "mandado": o.
"mandaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mandado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mandaba" for "mandado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mandaba" vs "mandado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mandaba" and "mandado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mandaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mandado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mandaba" and "mandado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mandaba vs mundana". 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 #248,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.