privilegiadovsprivilegiadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: privilegiado is a adjective, privilegiados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“privilegiado” is an adjective and “privilegiados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,923
“privilegiado” frequency rank
#16,428
“privilegiados” frequency rank
31351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature privilegiado privilegiados
Definition Que tiene cierto privilegio, ventaja, derecho especial, prerrogativa o acceso a algo de que otros no gozan. Forma del plural de privilegiado, participio de privilegiar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set privilegiado and privilegiados apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
privilegiado
13 ch
privilegiados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: privilegiado is [pɾiβ̞ileˈxjað̞o] while privilegiados is [pɾiβ̞ileˈxjað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “privilegiado” sits inside “privilegiados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

privilegiado is recorded at frequency rank #14,923, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾiβ̞ileˈxjað̞o]. privilegiados is at rank #16,428, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾiβ̞ileˈxjað̞os].

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 31351, this pair ranks #207,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of privilegiado vs privilegiados

Shared letters: adegiloprv. Private to "privilegiado": -. Private to "privilegiados": s.

"privilegiado" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVCV  ·  "privilegiados" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • privilegiadopirvilegiado · pprivilegiado · pribilegiado · priivlegiado · privielgiado · privilegaido · privileggiado · privilegiaddo
  • privilegiadospirvilegiados · pprivilegiados · pribilegiados · priivlegiados · privielgiados · privilegaidos · privileggiados · privilegiaddos

Frequency comparison

privilegiado#14,923
privilegiados#16,428

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "privilegiado" and "privilegiados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "privilegiado" is an adjective and "privilegiados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "privilegiado" or "privilegiados"?
"privilegiado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,923 in our Spanish list, against #16,428 for "privilegiados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering privilegiado vs privilegiados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “privilegiado”; for a participle, it's “privilegiados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “privilegiado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list