Which to use
“prestada” and “prestados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,846
- “prestada” frequency rank
- #16,184
- “prestados” frequency rank
- 36030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prestada | prestados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de prestado, participio de prestar o de prestarse. | Forma del plural de prestado, participio de prestar o de prestarse. |
Where the eye mixes prestada and prestados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prestada runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCV) against prestados's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prestada and prestados
A purely visual mix-up. prestada ([pɾesˈt̪að̞a]) and prestados ([pɾesˈt̪að̞os]) 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 36030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prestada is recorded at frequency rank #19,846, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾesˈt̪að̞a]. prestados is at rank #16,184, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾesˈt̪að̞os].
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 36030, this pair ranks #182,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prestada vs prestados
Shared letters: adeprst. Private to "prestada": -. Private to "prestados": o.
"prestada" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "prestados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prestada" for "prestados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prestada" vs "prestados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prestada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prestados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prestada" and "prestados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prestaban vs prestada". 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 #182,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.