Which to use
“perturba” is a verb and “perturbada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,800
- “perturba” frequency rank
- #44,922
- “perturbada” frequency rank
- 77722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perturba | perturbada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perturbar. | Forma del femenino de perturbado, participio de perturbar. |
Where the eye mixes perturba and perturbada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. perturba runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against perturbada's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perturba and perturbada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perturba is [peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞a] while perturbada is [peɾt̪uɾˈβ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “perturba” sits inside “perturbada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perturba is recorded at frequency rank #32,800, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞a]. perturbada is at rank #44,922, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾt̪uɾˈβ̞að̞a].
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 77722, this pair ranks #15,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perturba vs perturbada
Shared letters: abeprtu. Private to "perturba": -. Private to "perturbada": d.
"perturba" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "perturbada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perturba ← eprturba · perrturba · pertruba · pertturba · pertubra · perturab · perturbba · perturrba
- perturbada ← eprturbada · perrturbada · pertrubada · pertturbada · pertubrada · perturabda · perturbaad · perturbadda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perturba" and "perturbada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perturba" or "perturbada"?
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 "perturba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perturbada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perturba" and "perturbada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perturbada vs perturbadora". 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 #15,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.