Which to use
“paralizada” is a participle and “paralizado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,104
- “paralizada” frequency rank
- #19,515
- “paralizado” frequency rank
- 47619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paralizada | paralizado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de paralizado, participio de paralizar. | Participio de paralizar. |
Where the eye mixes paralizada and paralizado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. paralizada and paralizado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses paralizada with paralizado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: paralizada is [paɾaliˈsað̞a] while paralizado is [paɾaliˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “paralizada” becomes o in “paralizado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paralizada is recorded at frequency rank #28,104, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾaliˈsað̞a]. paralizado is at rank #19,515, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾaliˈsað̞o].
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 47619, this pair ranks #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paralizada vs paralizado
Shared letters: adilprz. Private to "paralizada": -. Private to "paralizado": o.
"paralizada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "paralizado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paralizada ← apralizada · paarlizada · parailzada · paraliazda · paralizaad · paralizadda · paralizdaa · paralizzada
- paralizado ← apralizado · paarlizado · parailzado · paraliazdo · paralizaddo · paralizaod · paralizdao · paralizzado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paralizada" for "paralizado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paralizada" vs "paralizado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paralizada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paralizado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paralizada" and "paralizado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paralizada vs paralizados". 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 #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.