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.
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
- privilegiado ← pirvilegiado · pprivilegiado · pribilegiado · priivlegiado · privielgiado · privilegaido · privileggiado · privilegiaddo
- privilegiados ← pirvilegiados · pprivilegiados · pribilegiados · priivlegiados · privielgiados · privilegaidos · privileggiados · privilegiaddos
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "privilegiado" and "privilegiados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "privilegiado" or "privilegiados"?
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
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