Which to use
“modifica” and “modificado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,202
- “modifica” frequency rank
- #8,992
- “modificado” frequency rank
- 21194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifica | modificado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de modificar. | Participio de modificar. |
Where the eye mixes modifica and modificado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: modifica vs modificado
A purely visual mix-up. modifica ([moð̞iˈfika]) and modificado ([moð̞ifiˈkað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “modifica” sits inside “modificado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifica is recorded at frequency rank #12,202, classified as averb, pronounced [moð̞iˈfika]. modificado is at rank #8,992, tagged as averb, pronounced [moð̞ifiˈkað̞o].
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 21194, this pair ranks #255,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modifica vs modificado
Shared letters: acdfimo. Private to "modifica": -. Private to "modificado": -.
"modifica" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "modificado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifica ← mdoifica · mmodifica · moddifica · modfiica · modifcia · modiffica · modifiac · modificca
- modificado ← mdoificado · mmodificado · moddificado · modfiicado · modifciado · modifficado · modifiacdo · modificaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modifica" and "modificado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "modifica" or "modificado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "modifica" and "modificado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modificado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifica" and "modificado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modificado vs modificaron". 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 #255,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.