Which to use
“patada” and “patadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,563
- “patada” frequency rank
- #11,105
- “patadas” frequency rank
- 19668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patada | patadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golpe dado con el pie o la pata. | Forma del plural de patada |
Where the eye mixes patada and patadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between patada and patadas
A purely visual mix-up. patada ([paˈt̪að̞a]) and patadas ([paˈt̪að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “patada” sits inside “patadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patada is recorded at frequency rank #8,563, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪að̞a]. patadas is at rank #11,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪að̞as].
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 19668, this pair ranks #262,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of patada vs patadas
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "patada": -. Private to "patadas": s.
"patada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "patadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patada" and "patadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patada" and "patadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patadas vs peladas". 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 #262,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.