olvidadavsolvidadosConfusable pair

Which to use

“olvidada” and “olvidados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,918
“olvidada” frequency rank
#15,433
“olvidados” frequency rank
32351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidada olvidados
Definition Forma del femenino de olvidado, participio de olvidar o de olvidarse. Forma del plural de olvidado, participio de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidada and olvidados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against olvidados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
olvidada
9 ch
olvidados

Visual trap between olvidada and olvidados

A purely visual mix-up. olvidada ([olβ̞iˈð̞að̞a]) and olvidados ([olβ̞iˈð̞að̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

olvidada is recorded at frequency rank #16,918, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞a]. olvidados is at rank #15,433, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞os].

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 32351, this pair ranks #202,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of olvidada vs olvidados

Shared letters: adilov. Private to "olvidada": -. Private to "olvidados": s.

"olvidada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "olvidados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidada ← lovidada · olbidada · olivdada · ollvidada · olvdiada · olviadda · olvidaad · olvidadda
  • olvidados ← lovidados · olbidados · olivdados · ollvidados · olvdiados · olviaddos · olvidaddos · olvidadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "olvidada" and "olvidados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞iˈð̞að̞a] versus [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "olvidada" vs "olvidados" - which ranks higher?
"olvidados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,433 in our Spanish list, against #16,918 for "olvidada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "olvidada" and "olvidados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidada" and "olvidados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidada vs olvidarás". 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 #202,411 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