Which to use
“nominada” and “nominadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,916
- “nominada” frequency rank
- #44,887
- “nominadas” frequency rank
- 63803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nominada | nominadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de nominado, participio de nominar. | Forma del femenino plural de nominado, participio de nominar. |
Where the eye mixes nominada and nominadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. nominada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against nominadas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nominada with nominadas
A purely visual mix-up. nominada ([nomiˈnað̞a]) and nominadas ([nomiˈnað̞as]) 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) - “nominada” sits inside “nominadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nominada is recorded at frequency rank #18,916, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [nomiˈnað̞a]. nominadas is at rank #44,887, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [nomiˈnað̞as].
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 63803, this pair ranks #47,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nominada vs nominadas
Shared letters: adimno. Private to "nominada": -. Private to "nominadas": s.
"nominada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "nominadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nominada" for "nominadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nominada" or "nominadas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nominada" and "nominadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nominada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nominadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nominada" and "nominadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nominadas vs nominales". 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 #47,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.