patadasvsplantadasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: patadas is a noun, plantadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“patadas” is a noun and “plantadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,105
“patadas” frequency rank
#46,732
“plantadas” frequency rank
57837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature patadas plantadas
Definition Forma del plural de patada Forma del femenino plural de plantado, participio de plantar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set patadas and plantadas apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
patadas
9 ch
plantadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: patadas is [paˈt̪að̞as] while plantadas is [plãn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

patadas is recorded at frequency rank #11,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪að̞as]. plantadas is at rank #46,732, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [plãn̪ˈt̪að̞as].

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 57837, this pair ranks #68,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of patadas vs plantadas

Shared letters: adpst. Private to "patadas": -. Private to "plantadas": ln.

"patadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "plantadas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • patadasaptadas · paatdas · pataads · patadass · pataddas · patadsa · patdaas · pattadas
  • plantadaslpantadas · palntadas · planatdas · planntadas · plantaads · plantadass · plantaddas · plantadsa

Frequency comparison

patadas#11,105
plantadas#46,732

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "patadas" and "plantadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "patadas" is a noun and "plantadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "patadas" or "plantadas"?
"patadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,105 in our Spanish list, against #46,732 for "plantadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering patadas vs plantadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “patadas”; for a participle, it's “plantadas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “patadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list