Which to use
“prestadas” and “prestados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,897
- “prestadas” frequency rank
- #16,184
- “prestados” frequency rank
- 55081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prestadas | prestados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de prestado, participio de prestar o de prestarse. | Forma del plural de prestado, participio de prestar o de prestarse. |
Where the eye mixes prestadas and prestados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prestadas and prestados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: prestadas vs prestados
A purely visual mix-up. prestadas ([pɾesˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “prestadas” becomes o in “prestados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prestadas is recorded at frequency rank #38,897, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾesˈt̪að̞as]. 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 55081, this pair ranks #80,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prestadas vs prestados
Shared letters: adeprst. Private to "prestadas": -. Private to "prestados": o.
"prestadas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "prestados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prestadas" for "prestados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prestadas" vs "prestados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prestadas" 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 #80,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prestadas" and "prestados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "premiadas vs prestadas". 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 #80,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.