necesitadovsnecesitáisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: necesitado is a adjective, necesitáis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“necesitado” is an adjective and “necesitáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,413
“necesitado” frequency rank
#37,745
“necesitáis” frequency rank
52158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature necesitado necesitáis
Definition Que está carente de lo necesario; que tiene necesidad. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de necesitar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set necesitado and necesitáis apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
necesitado
10 ch
necesitáis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: necesitado is [nesesiˈt̪að̞o] while necesitáis is [nesesiˈt̪ajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

necesitado is recorded at frequency rank #14,413, classified as anadj, pronounced [nesesiˈt̪að̞o]. necesitáis is at rank #37,745, tagged as averb, pronounced [nesesiˈt̪ajs].

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 52158, this pair ranks #94,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of necesitado vs necesitáis

Shared letters: ceinst. Private to "necesitado": ado. Private to "necesitáis": á.

"necesitado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV  ·  "necesitáis" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • necesitadoencesitado · nceesitado · neccesitado · nececitado · neceistado · necesiatdo · necesitaddo · necesitaod

Frequency comparison

necesitado#14,413
necesitáis#37,745

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "necesitado" and "necesitáis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "necesitado" is an adjective and "necesitáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "necesitado" or "necesitáis"?
"necesitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,413 in our Spanish list, against #37,745 for "necesitáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering necesitado vs necesitáis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “necesitado”; for a verb, it's “necesitáis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “necesitado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list