Which to use
“parecidas” and “parecidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,532
- “parecidas” frequency rank
- #11,104
- “parecidos” frequency rank
- 24636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parecidas | parecidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de parecido. | Forma del plural de parecido (similar). |
Where the eye mixes parecidas and parecidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. parecidas and parecidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parecidas and parecidos
A purely visual mix-up. parecidas ([paɾeˈsið̞as]) and parecidos ([paɾeˈsið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “parecidas” becomes o in “parecidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24636, 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]. parecidos is at rank #11,104, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾeˈsið̞os].
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 24636, this pair ranks #240,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parecidas vs parecidos
Shared letters: acdeiprs. Private to "parecidas": -. Private to "parecidos": o.
"parecidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "parecidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parecidas" and "parecidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "parecidas" or "parecidos"?
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 "parecidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parecidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parecidas" and "parecidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parecidos vs preciados". 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 #240,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.