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Which to use

“poblada” and “pobladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,934
“poblada” frequency rank
#21,794
“pobladas” frequency rank
37728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poblada pobladas
Definition Forma del femenino de poblado, participio de poblar o de poblarse. Forma del femenino plural de poblado, participio de poblar o de poblarse.

Where the eye mixes poblada and pobladas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. poblada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pobladas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
poblada
8 ch
pobladas

Visual trap between poblada and pobladas

A purely visual mix-up. poblada ([poˈβ̞lað̞a]) and pobladas ([poˈβ̞lað̞as]) 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) - “poblada” sits inside “pobladas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poblada is recorded at frequency rank #15,934, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [poˈβ̞lað̞a]. pobladas is at rank #21,794, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [poˈβ̞lað̞as].

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 37728, this pair ranks #173,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of poblada vs pobladas

Shared letters: abdlop. Private to "poblada": -. Private to "pobladas": s.

"poblada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "pobladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poblada ← opblada · pbolada · pobalda · pobblada · poblaad · pobladda · pobldaa · pobllada
  • pobladas ← opbladas · pboladas · pobaldas · pobbladas · poblaads · pobladass · pobladdas · pobladsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "poblada" and "pobladas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([poˈβ̞lað̞a] versus [poˈβ̞lað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "poblada" vs "pobladas" - which ranks higher?
"poblada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,934 in our Spanish list, against #21,794 for "pobladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "poblada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pobladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poblada" and "pobladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pobladas". 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 #173,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list