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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.

7 ch
multado
6 ch
multar

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

  • multadomlutado · mmultado · mulatdo · mulltado · multaddo · multaod · multdao · multtado
  • multarmlutar · mmultar · mulatr · mulltar · multarr · multra · multtar · mutlar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "multado" for "multar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([mul̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [mul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "multado" vs "multar" - which ranks higher?
"multar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,696 in our Spanish list, against #39,346 for "multado". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list