Which to use
“multado” and “multar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,346
- “multado” frequency rank
- #36,696
- “multar” frequency rank
- 76042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | multado | multar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de multar. | Imponer una multa a causa de un delito menor o falta cometida. |
Where the eye mixes multado and multar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: multado vs multar
A purely visual mix-up. multado ([mul̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and multar ([mul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 76042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
multado is recorded at frequency rank #39,346, classified as averb, pronounced [mul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. multar is at rank #36,696, tagged as averb, pronounced [mul̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 76042, this pair ranks #18,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of multado vs multar
Shared letters: almtu. Private to "multado": do. Private to "multar": r.
"multado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "multar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "multado" for "multar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "multado" vs "multar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "multado" and "multar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "multado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "multar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "multado" and "multar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulato vs multado". 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 #18,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.