Which to use
“preguntado” and “preguntas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,874
- “preguntado” frequency rank
- #832
- “preguntas” frequency rank
- 6706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntado | preguntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de preguntar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntado and preguntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preguntado runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against preguntas's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between preguntado and preguntas
A purely visual mix-up. preguntado ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and preguntas ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]) 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 6706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preguntado is recorded at frequency rank #5,874, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. preguntas is at rank #832, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as].
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 6706, this pair ranks #310,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntado vs preguntas
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntado": do. Private to "preguntas": s.
"preguntado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "preguntas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntado ← perguntado · ppreguntado · pregguntado · pregnutado · pregunatdo · pregunntado · preguntaddo · preguntaod
- preguntas ← perguntas · ppreguntas · pregguntas · pregnutas · pregunats · pregunntas · preguntass · preguntsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preguntado" and "preguntas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "preguntado" or "preguntas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntado" and "preguntas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntado" and "preguntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntado vs preguntará". 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 #310,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.