nevadasvsnevadoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,460
“nevadas” frequency rank
#28,086
“nevado” frequency rank
59546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nevadas nevado
Definition Forma del femenino plural de nevado. Cubierto de nieve.

Where the eye mixes nevadas and nevado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nevadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against nevado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
nevadas
6 ch
nevado

Visual trap between nevadas and nevado

A purely visual mix-up. nevadas ([neˈβ̞að̞as]) and nevado ([neˈβ̞að̞o]) 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 59546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nevadas is recorded at frequency rank #31,460, classified as anadj, pronounced [neˈβ̞að̞as]. nevado is at rank #28,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced [neˈβ̞að̞o].

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 59546, this pair ranks #62,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nevadas vs nevado

Shared letters: adenv. Private to "nevadas": s. Private to "nevado": o.

"nevadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "nevado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nevadas ← envadas · neavdas · nebadas · nevaads · nevadass · nevaddas · nevadsa · nevdaas
  • nevado ← envado · neavdo · nebado · nevaddo · nevaod · nevdao · nevvado · nnevado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nevadas" for "nevado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([neˈβ̞að̞as] versus [neˈβ̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nevadas" or "nevado"?
"nevado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,086 in our Spanish list, against #31,460 for "nevadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nevadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nevado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nevadas" and "nevado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nevadas vs nevados". 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 #62,199 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