ofrecidavsofrecidoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ofrecida is a participle, ofrecido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ofrecida” is a participle and “ofrecido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,190
“ofrecida” frequency rank
#6,710
“ofrecido” frequency rank
25900
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ofrecida ofrecido
Definition Forma del femenino de ofrecido, participio de ofrecer. Que se ofrece para hacer un favor, especialmente si es de forma servil.

Where the eye mixes ofrecida and ofrecido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ofrecida and ofrecido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
ofrecida
8 ch
ofrecido

Visual trap between ofrecida and ofrecido

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ofrecida is [ofɾeˈsið̞a] while ofrecido is [ofɾeˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “ofrecida” becomes o in “ofrecido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ofrecida is recorded at frequency rank #19,190, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ofɾeˈsið̞a]. ofrecido is at rank #6,710, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ofɾeˈsið̞o].

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 25900, this pair ranks #234,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ofrecida vs ofrecido

Shared letters: cdefior. Private to "ofrecida": a. Private to "ofrecido": -.

"ofrecida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "ofrecido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ofrecida ← forecida · ofercida · offrecida · ofrceida · ofreccida · ofrecdia · ofreciad · ofrecidda
  • ofrecido ← forecido · ofercido · offrecido · ofrceido · ofreccido · ofrecdio · ofreciddo · ofreciod

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ofrecida" and "ofrecido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ofrecida" is a participle and "ofrecido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ofrecida" or "ofrecido"?
"ofrecido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,710 in our Spanish list, against #19,190 for "ofrecida". 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 "ofrecida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ofrecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ofrecida" and "ofrecido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ofrecida vs ofreciera". 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 #234,267 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