Which to use
“ofendida” is a participle and “ofendió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,738
- “ofendida” frequency rank
- #35,652
- “ofendió” frequency rank
- 61390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ofendida | ofendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ofendido, participio de ofender. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ofender. |
Where the eye mixes ofendida and ofendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ofendida runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against ofendió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ofendida vs ofendió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ofendida is [ofẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] while ofendió is [ofẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 61390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ofendida is recorded at frequency rank #25,738, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ofẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. ofendió is at rank #35,652, tagged as averb, pronounced [ofẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 61390, this pair ranks #55,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ofendida vs ofendió
Shared letters: defino. Private to "ofendida": a. Private to "ofendió": ó.
"ofendida" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ofendió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ofendida ← foendida · oefndida · ofednida · ofenddia · ofenddida · ofendiad · ofendidda · ofenidda
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ofendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ofendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ofendida" and "ofendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ofenda vs ofendió". 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 #55,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.