Which to use
“otorga” and “otorgado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,543
- “otorga” frequency rank
- #8,033
- “otorgado” frequency rank
- 13576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | otorga | otorgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de otorgar. | Participio de otorgar. |
Where the eye mixes otorga and otorgado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between otorga and otorgado
A purely visual mix-up. otorga ([oˈt̪oɾɣ̞a]) and otorgado ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “otorga” sits inside “otorgado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
otorga is recorded at frequency rank #5,543, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈt̪oɾɣ̞a]. otorgado is at rank #8,033, tagged as averb, pronounced [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 13576, this pair ranks #287,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of otorga vs otorgado
Shared letters: agort. Private to "otorga": -. Private to "otorgado": d.
"otorga" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "otorgado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "otorga" and "otorgado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "otorga" or "otorgado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "otorga" and "otorgado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "otorga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "otorgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "otorga" and "otorgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "otorgaba vs otorgado". 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 #287,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.