modificadasvsmodificadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,774
“modificadas” frequency rank
#19,804
“modificados” frequency rank
42578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modificadas modificados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de modificado, participio de modificar. Forma del plural de modificado, participio de modificar.

Where the eye mixes modificadas and modificados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
modificadas
11 ch
modificados

Look-alike desk: modificadas vs modificados

A purely visual mix-up. modificadas ([moð̞ifiˈkað̞as]) and modificados ([moð̞ifiˈkað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “modificadas” becomes o in “modificados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

modificadas is recorded at frequency rank #22,774, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞ifiˈkað̞as]. modificados is at rank #19,804, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞ifiˈkað̞os].

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 42578, this pair ranks #147,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of modificadas vs modificados

Shared letters: acdfimos. Private to "modificadas": -. Private to "modificados": -.

"modificadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "modificados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modificadasmdoificadas · mmodificadas · moddificadas · modfiicadas · modifciadas · modifficadas · modifiacdas · modificaads
  • modificadosmdoificados · mmodificados · moddificados · modfiicados · modifciados · modifficados · modifiacdos · modificaddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "modificadas" and "modificados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([moð̞ifiˈkað̞as] versus [moð̞ifiˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "modificadas" or "modificados"?
"modificados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,804 in our Spanish list, against #22,774 for "modificadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "modificadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "modificados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #147,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modificadas" and "modificados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modificados 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 #147,428 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