Which to use
“nombrada” and “nombradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,660
- “nombrada” frequency rank
- #33,740
- “nombradas” frequency rank
- 48400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombrada | nombradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de nombrado, participio de nombrar. | Forma del femenino plural de nombrado, participio de nombrar. |
Where the eye mixes nombrada and nombradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nombrada with nombradas
A purely visual mix-up. nombrada ([nõmˈbɾað̞a]) and nombradas ([nõmˈbɾað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “nombrada” sits inside “nombradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nombrada is recorded at frequency rank #14,660, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [nõmˈbɾað̞a]. nombradas is at rank #33,740, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [nõmˈbɾað̞as].
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 48400, this pair ranks #114,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nombrada vs nombradas
Shared letters: abdmnor. Private to "nombrada": -. Private to "nombradas": s.
"nombrada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "nombradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nombrada" and "nombradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nombrada" vs "nombradas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nombrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nombradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombrada" and "nombradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nombraba vs nombradas". 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 #114,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.