otorgadavsotorgadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,193
“otorgada” frequency rank
#19,824
“otorgados” frequency rank
34017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes otorgada and otorgados

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

8 ch
otorgada
9 ch
otorgados

Look-alike desk: otorgada vs otorgados

A purely visual mix-up. otorgada ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and otorgados ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 34017, 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]. otorgados is at rank #19,824, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞os].

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 34017, this pair ranks #193,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of otorgada vs otorgados

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • otorgada ← ootrgada · otograda · otoragda · otorgaad · otorgadda · otorgdaa · otorggada · otorrgada
  • otorgados ← ootrgados · otogrados · otoragdos · otorgaddos · otorgadoss · otorgadso · otorgaods · otorgdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "otorgada" and "otorgados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞a] versus [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "otorgada" or "otorgados"?
"otorgada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,193 in our Spanish list, against #19,824 for "otorgados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "otorgada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "otorgados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #193,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "otorgada" and "otorgados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "otorgaba vs otorgada". 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 #193,673 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