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“mezclada” and “mezclados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,177
“mezclada” frequency rank
#20,124
“mezclados” frequency rank
39301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mezclada mezclados
Definition Forma del femenino de mezclado, participio de mezclar o de mezclarse. Forma del plural de mezclado, participio de mezclar o de mezclarse.

Where the eye mixes mezclada and mezclados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mezclada runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against mezclados's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
mezclada
9 ch
mezclados

Why the eye confuses mezclada with mezclados

A purely visual mix-up. mezclada ([mesˈklað̞a]) and mezclados ([mesˈklað̞os]) 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 39301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mezclada is recorded at frequency rank #19,177, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mesˈklað̞a]. mezclados is at rank #20,124, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mesˈklað̞os].

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 39301, this pair ranks #165,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mezclada vs mezclados

Shared letters: acdelmz. Private to "mezclada": -. Private to "mezclados": os.

"mezclada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "mezclados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mezcladaemzclada · meczlada · mezcalda · mezcclada · mezclaad · mezcladda · mezcldaa · mezcllada
  • mezcladosemzclados · meczlados · mezcaldos · mezcclados · mezcladdos · mezcladoss · mezcladso · mezclaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mezclada" and "mezclados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([mesˈklað̞a] versus [mesˈklað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mezclada" vs "mezclados" - which ranks higher?
"mezclada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,177 in our Spanish list, against #20,124 for "mezclados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mezclada" and "mezclados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mezclada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mezclados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mezclada" and "mezclados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mezclaba vs mezclada". 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 #165,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list