Which to use
“obtenido” is a verb and “obtenidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,360
- “obtenido” frequency rank
- #7,468
- “obtenidos” frequency rank
- 11828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtenido | obtenidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de obtener. | Forma del plural de obtenido, participio de obtener. |
Where the eye mixes obtenido and obtenidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. obtenido runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against obtenidos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obtenido vs obtenidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obtenido is [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞o] while obtenidos is [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “obtenido” sits inside “obtenidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtenido is recorded at frequency rank #4,360, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞o]. obtenidos is at rank #7,468, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [oβ̞t̪eˈnið̞os].
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 11828, this pair ranks #293,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obtenido vs obtenidos
Shared letters: bdeinot. Private to "obtenido": -. Private to "obtenidos": s.
"obtenido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "obtenidos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obtenido" and "obtenidos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obtenido" or "obtenidos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "obtenido" and "obtenidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtenidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtenido" and "obtenidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtenían vs obtenido". 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 #293,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.