Which to use
“prestadas” is a participle and “prestará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,897
- “prestadas” frequency rank
- #39,934
- “prestará” frequency rank
- 78831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prestadas | prestará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de prestado, participio de prestar o de prestarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de prestar o de prestarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set prestadas and prestará apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prestadas is [pɾesˈt̪að̞as] while prestará is [pɾest̪aˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78831, 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]. prestará is at rank #39,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾest̪aˈɾa].
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 78831, this pair ranks #13,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prestadas vs prestará
Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "prestadas": d. Private to "prestará": á.
"prestadas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "prestará" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prestadas ← perstadas · pprestadas · presatdas · presstadas · prestaads · prestadass · prestaddas · prestadsa
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prestadas" and "prestará" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prestadas" or "prestará"?
Remembering prestadas vs prestará
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “prestadas”; for a verb, it's “prestará”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “prestadas” entry
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