Which to use
“parecidas” is a participle and “parecido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,532
- “parecidas” frequency rank
- #2,517
- “parecido” frequency rank
- 16049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parecidas | parecido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de parecido. | Con características en común, iguales o comparables a las de otro ser. |
Where the eye mixes parecidas and parecido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. parecidas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against parecido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: parecidas vs parecido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parecidas is [paɾeˈsið̞as] while parecido is [paɾeˈsið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parecidas is recorded at frequency rank #13,532, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾeˈsið̞as]. parecido is at rank #2,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paɾeˈsið̞o].
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 16049, this pair ranks #277,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parecidas vs parecido
Shared letters: acdeipr. Private to "parecidas": s. Private to "parecido": o.
"parecidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "parecido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parecidas" for "parecido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parecidas" or "parecido" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parecidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parecido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parecidas" and "parecido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parecido vs parido". 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 #277,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.