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Which to use

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

#14,193
“otorgada” frequency rank
#28,099
“otorgadas” frequency rank
42292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature otorgada otorgadas
Definition Forma del femenino de otorgado, participio de otorgar. Forma del femenino plural de otorgado, participio de otorgar.

Where the eye mixes otorgada and otorgadas

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

8 ch
otorgada
9 ch
otorgadas

Look-alike desk: otorgada vs otorgadas

A purely visual mix-up. otorgada ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and otorgadas ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “otorgada” sits inside “otorgadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

otorgada is recorded at frequency rank #14,193, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. otorgadas is at rank #28,099, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞as].

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 42292, this pair ranks #149,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of otorgada vs otorgadas

Shared letters: adgort. Private to "otorgada": -. Private to "otorgadas": s.

"otorgada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "otorgadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • otorgada ← ootrgada · otograda · otoragda · otorgaad · otorgadda · otorgdaa · otorggada · otorrgada
  • otorgadas ← ootrgadas · otogradas · otoragdas · otorgaads · otorgadass · otorgaddas · otorgadsa · otorgdaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "otorgada" and "otorgadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞a] versus [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "otorgada" vs "otorgadas" - which ranks higher?
"otorgada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,193 in our Spanish list, against #28,099 for "otorgadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "otorgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "otorgadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "otorgada" and "otorgadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "otorgaba vs otorgadas". 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 #149,042 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