Which to use
“nombrada” and “nombrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,660
- “nombrada” frequency rank
- #12,658
- “nombrados” frequency rank
- 27318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nombrada | nombrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de nombrado, participio de nombrar. | Forma del plural de nombrado, participio de nombrar. |
Where the eye mixes nombrada and nombrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. nombrada runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against nombrados's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nombrada vs nombrados
A purely visual mix-up. nombrada ([nõmˈbɾað̞a]) and nombrados ([nõmˈbɾað̞os]) 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 27318, 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]. nombrados is at rank #12,658, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [nõmˈbɾað̞os].
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 27318, this pair ranks #227,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nombrada vs nombrados
Shared letters: abdmnor. Private to "nombrada": -. Private to "nombrados": s.
"nombrada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "nombrados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nombrada" for "nombrados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nombrada" or "nombrados"?
After this comparison
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 "nombrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nombrada" and "nombrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nombraba vs nombrada". 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 #227,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.