Which to use
“paralizada” and “paralizados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,104
- “paralizada” frequency rank
- #48,574
- “paralizados” frequency rank
- 76678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paralizada | paralizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de paralizado, participio de paralizar. | Forma del plural de paralizado, participio de paralizar. |
Where the eye mixes paralizada and paralizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. paralizada runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against paralizados's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between paralizada and paralizados
A purely visual mix-up. paralizada ([paɾaliˈsað̞a]) and paralizados ([paɾaliˈsað̞os]) 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 76678, 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]. paralizados is at rank #48,574, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾaliˈsað̞os].
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 76678, this pair ranks #17,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paralizada vs paralizados
Shared letters: adilprz. Private to "paralizada": -. Private to "paralizados": os.
"paralizada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "paralizados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paralizada ← apralizada · paarlizada · parailzada · paraliazda · paralizaad · paralizadda · paralizdaa · paralizzada
- paralizados ← apralizados · paarlizados · parailzados · paraliazdos · paralizaddos · paralizadoss · paralizadso · paralizaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paralizada" for "paralizados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paralizada" vs "paralizados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "paralizada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paralizados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paralizada" and "paralizados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paralizado 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 #17,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.