# optado vs optando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### optado
*verb · IPA [opˈt̪að̞o] · frequency rank #19,192*
Participio de optar.

### optando
*verb · IPA [opˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #41,514*
Gerundio de optar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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