Which to use
“paralizado” and “paralizar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,515
- “paralizado” frequency rank
- #27,340
- “paralizar” frequency rank
- 46855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paralizado | paralizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de paralizar. | Provocar que una parte del cuerpo pierda la capacidad de movimiento o dejar un órgano de funcionar |
Where the eye mixes paralizado and paralizar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. paralizado runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against paralizar's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: paralizado vs paralizar
A purely visual mix-up. paralizado ([paɾaliˈsað̞o]) and paralizar ([paɾaliˈsaɾ]) 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 46855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paralizado is recorded at frequency rank #19,515, classified as averb, pronounced [paɾaliˈsað̞o]. paralizar is at rank #27,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾaliˈsaɾ].
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 46855, this pair ranks #123,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paralizado vs paralizar
Shared letters: ailprz. Private to "paralizado": do. Private to "paralizar": -.
"paralizado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "paralizar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paralizado ← apralizado · paarlizado · parailzado · paraliazdo · paralizaddo · paralizaod · paralizdao · paralizzado
- paralizar ← apralizar · paarlizar · parailzar · paraliazr · paralizarr · paralizra · paralizzar · parallizar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paralizado" for "paralizar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "paralizado" or "paralizar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "paralizado" and "paralizar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paralizado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paralizar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paralizado" and "paralizar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paralizar vs penalizar". 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 #123,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.