Which to use
“prelados” is a noun and “probados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,209
- “prelados” frequency rank
- #27,356
- “probados” frequency rank
- 76565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prelados | probados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de prelado. | Forma del plural de probado, participio de probar. |
Where the eye mixes prelados and probados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prelados and probados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses prelados with probados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prelados is [pɾeˈlað̞os] while probados is [pɾoˈβ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prelados is recorded at frequency rank #49,209, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈlað̞os]. probados is at rank #27,356, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞að̞os].
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 76565, this pair ranks #17,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prelados vs probados
Shared letters: adoprs. Private to "prelados": el. Private to "probados": b.
"prelados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "probados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prelados" and "probados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prelados" or "probados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prelados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "probados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prelados" and "probados" 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 #17,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.