Which to use
“maravillado” is a verb and “maravillas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,251
- “maravillado” frequency rank
- #7,455
- “maravillas” frequency rank
- 54706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maravillado | maravillas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de maravillar. | Forma del plural de maravilla. |
Where the eye mixes maravillado and maravillas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. maravillado runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCV) against maravillas's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maravillado and maravillas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maravillado is [maɾaβ̞iˈʝað̞o] while maravillas is [maɾaˈβ̞iʝas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maravillado is recorded at frequency rank #47,251, classified as averb, pronounced [maɾaβ̞iˈʝað̞o]. maravillas is at rank #7,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɾaˈβ̞iʝas].
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 54706, this pair ranks #82,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maravillado vs maravillas
Shared letters: ailmrv. Private to "maravillado": do. Private to "maravillas": s.
"maravillado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "maravillas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maravillado ← amravillado · maarvillado · marabillado · maraivllado · maravilado · maravilaldo · maravilladdo · maravillaod
- maravillas ← amravillas · maarvillas · marabillas · maraivllas · maravilals · maravilas · maravillass · maravillsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maravillado" for "maravillas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maravillado" vs "maravillas" - which ranks higher?
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 "maravillado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maravillas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maravillado" and "maravillas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maravilla vs maravillado". 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 #82,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.