Which to use
“obtenidas” is a participle and “obtenido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,654
- “obtenidas” frequency rank
- #4,360
- “obtenido” frequency rank
- 21014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtenidas | obtenido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de obtenido, participio de obtener. | Participio de obtener. |
Where the eye mixes obtenidas and obtenido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obtenidas runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against obtenido's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obtenidas vs obtenido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obtenidas is [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞as] while obtenido is [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞o]. 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 21014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtenidas is recorded at frequency rank #16,654, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞as]. obtenido is at rank #4,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞o].
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 21014, this pair ranks #256,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obtenidas vs obtenido
Shared letters: bdeinot. Private to "obtenidas": as. Private to "obtenido": -.
"obtenidas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "obtenido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obtenidas" and "obtenido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obtenidas" or "obtenido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "obtenidas" and "obtenido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtenidas" and "obtenido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtenían vs obtenidas". 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 #256,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.