Which to use
“prelado” and “prelados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,782
- “prelado” frequency rank
- #49,209
- “prelados” frequency rank
- 82991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prelado | prelados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona con una dignidad o autoridad dentro de una iglesia o comunidad religiosa. | Forma del plural de prelado. |
Where the eye mixes prelado and prelados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prelado runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prelados's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prelado and prelados
A purely visual mix-up. prelado ([pɾeˈlað̞o]) and prelados ([pɾeˈlað̞os]) 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) - “prelado” sits inside “prelados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prelado is recorded at frequency rank #33,782, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈlað̞o]. prelados is at rank #49,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈlað̞os].
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 82991, this pair ranks #8,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prelado vs prelados
Shared letters: adelopr. Private to "prelado": -. Private to "prelados": s.
"prelado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prelados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prelado" for "prelados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prelado" or "prelados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prelado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prelados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prelado" and "prelados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs prelados". 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 #8,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.