Which to use
“prestado” is a verb and “prestados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,343
- “prestado” frequency rank
- #16,184
- “prestados” frequency rank
- 22527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prestado | prestados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de prestar o de prestarse. | Forma del plural de prestado, participio de prestar o de prestarse. |
Where the eye mixes prestado and prestados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. prestado 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.
Look-alike desk: prestado vs prestados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prestado is [pɾesˈt̪að̞o] while prestados is [pɾesˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “prestado” sits inside “prestados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prestado is recorded at frequency rank #6,343, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾesˈt̪að̞o]. 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 22527, this pair ranks #249,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prestado vs prestados
Shared letters: adeoprst. Private to "prestado": -. Private to "prestados": -.
"prestado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "prestados" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prestado" and "prestados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prestado" or "prestados"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prestado" 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 #249,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prestado" and "prestados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prelados vs prestados". 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 #249,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.