Which to use
“mezclado” is an adjective and “mezclados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,453
- “mezclado” frequency rank
- #20,124
- “mezclados” frequency rank
- 31577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mezclado | mezclados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no está compuesto por elementos uniformes. | Forma del plural de mezclado, participio de mezclar o de mezclarse. |
Where the eye mixes mezclado and mezclados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mezclado 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.
Visual trap between mezclado and mezclados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mezclado is [mesˈklað̞o] while mezclados is [mesˈklað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mezclado” sits inside “mezclados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mezclado is recorded at frequency rank #11,453, classified as anadj, pronounced [mesˈklað̞o]. 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 31577, this pair ranks #206,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mezclado vs mezclados
Shared letters: acdelmoz. Private to "mezclado": -. Private to "mezclados": s.
"mezclado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "mezclados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mezclado" and "mezclados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mezclado" or "mezclados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mezclado" 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 #206,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mezclado" and "mezclados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mezclados vs mezclaron". 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 #206,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.