Which to use
“obsesionado” is a verb and “obsesionados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,918
- “obsesionado” frequency rank
- #34,240
- “obsesionados” frequency rank
- 53158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsesionado | obsesionados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de obsesionar. | Forma del plural de obsesionado, participio de obsesionar o de obsesionarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set obsesionado and obsesionados apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obsesionado is [oβ̞sesjoˈnað̞o] while obsesionados is [oβ̞sesjoˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “obsesionado” sits inside “obsesionados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsesionado is recorded at frequency rank #18,918, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞sesjoˈnað̞o]. obsesionados is at rank #34,240, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [oβ̞sesjoˈnað̞os].
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 53158, this pair ranks #89,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obsesionado vs obsesionados
Shared letters: abdeinos. Private to "obsesionado": -. Private to "obsesionados": -.
"obsesionado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVCV · "obsesionados" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obsesionado ← bosesionado · obbsesionado · obcecionado · obessionado · obseisonado · obsesinoado · obsesioando · obsesionaddo
- obsesionados ← bosesionados · obbsesionados · obcecionados · obessionados · obseisonados · obsesinoados · obsesioandos · obsesionaddos
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obsesionado" and "obsesionados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "obsesionado" or "obsesionados"?
Remembering obsesionado vs obsesionados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “obsesionado”; for a participle, it's “obsesionados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “obsesionado” entry
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