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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "otorgada" and "otorgadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "otorgada" vs "otorgadas" - which ranks higher?
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.