Which to use
“plagada” and “plasmada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,338
- “plagada” frequency rank
- #44,929
- “plasmada” frequency rank
- 77267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plagada | plasmada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de plagado, participio de plagar. | Forma del femenino de plasmado, participio de plasmar o de plasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes plagada and plasmada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: plagada vs plasmada
A purely visual mix-up. plagada ([plaˈɣ̞að̞a]) and plasmada ([plasˈmað̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77267, 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]. plasmada is at rank #44,929, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [plasˈmað̞a].
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 77267, this pair ranks #16,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plagada vs plasmada
Shared letters: adlp. Private to "plagada": g. Private to "plasmada": ms.
"plagada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "plasmada" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plagada" for "plasmada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "plagada" vs "plasmada" - which ranks higher?
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 "plasmada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plagada" and "plasmada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs plasmada". 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 #16,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.