Which to use
“probada” and “probadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,848
- “probada” frequency rank
- #37,801
- “probadas” frequency rank
- 57649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | probada | probadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de probado, participio de probar. | Forma del femenino plural de probado, participio de probar. |
Where the eye mixes probada and probadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: probada vs probadas
A purely visual mix-up. probada ([pɾoˈβ̞að̞a]) and probadas ([pɾoˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “probada” sits inside “probadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
probada is recorded at frequency rank #19,848, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞að̞a]. probadas is at rank #37,801, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pɾoˈβ̞að̞as].
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 57649, this pair ranks #69,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of probada vs probadas
Shared letters: abdopr. Private to "probada": -. Private to "probadas": s.
"probada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "probadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "probada" and "probadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "probada" or "probadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "probada" and "probadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "probada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "probadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "probada" and "probadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "probadas vs probará". 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 #69,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.