Which to use
“plagada” is a participle and “plagas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,338
- “plagada” frequency rank
- #14,203
- “plagas” frequency rank
- 46541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plagada | plagas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de plagado, participio de plagar. | Forma del plural de plaga. |
Where the eye mixes plagada and plagas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. plagada runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against plagas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: plagada vs plagas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: plagada is [plaˈɣ̞að̞a] while plagas is [ˈplaɣ̞as]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plagada is recorded at frequency rank #32,338, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [plaˈɣ̞að̞a]. plagas is at rank #14,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaɣ̞as].
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 46541, this pair ranks #125,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plagada vs plagas
Shared letters: aglp. Private to "plagada": d. Private to "plagas": s.
"plagada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "plagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plagada" and "plagas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "plagada" or "plagas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "plagada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plagas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plagada" and "plagas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plagada vs plegado". 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 #125,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.