nutridavsnutrirWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: nutrida is a participle, nutrir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nutrida” is a participle and “nutrir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,424
“nutrida” frequency rank
#47,289
“nutrir” frequency rank
87713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nutrida nutrir
Definition Forma del femenino de nutrido, participio de nutrir. Servir a un organismo las sustancias que necesita para realizar sus funciones.

Where the eye mixes nutrida and nutrir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
nutrida
6 ch
nutrir

Why the eye confuses nutrida with nutrir

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nutrida is [nuˈt̪ɾið̞a] while nutrir is [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nutrida is recorded at frequency rank #40,424, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [nuˈt̪ɾið̞a]. nutrir is at rank #47,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ].

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 87713, this pair ranks #4,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nutrida vs nutrir

Shared letters: inrtu. Private to "nutrida": ad. Private to "nutrir": -.

"nutrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "nutrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nutridannutrida · nturida · nurtida · nutirda · nutrdia · nutriad · nutridda · nutrrida
  • nutrirnnutrir · nturir · nurtir · nutirr · nutrirr · nutrri · nutrrir · nuttrir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nutrida" and "nutrir" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nutrida" is a participle and "nutrir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "nutrida" or "nutrir" show up more?
"nutrida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,424 in our Spanish list, against #47,289 for "nutrir". 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 "nutrida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nutrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nutrida" and "nutrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutrias vs nutrir". 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 #4,288 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