Which to use
“mandada” and “mandados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,557
- “mandada” frequency rank
- #26,132
- “mandados” frequency rank
- 68689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mandada | mandados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de mandado, participio de mandar o de mandarse. | Forma del plural de mandado, participio de mandar o de mandarse. |
Where the eye mixes mandada and mandados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mandada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mandados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mandada vs mandados
A purely visual mix-up. mandada ([mãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and mandados ([mãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) 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 68689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mandada is recorded at frequency rank #42,557, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]. mandados is at rank #26,132, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 68689, this pair ranks #33,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mandada vs mandados
Shared letters: admn. Private to "mandada": -. Private to "mandados": os.
"mandada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mandados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "mandada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mandados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mandada" and "mandados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mandada 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 #33,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.