Which to use
“prolongada” and “prolongadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,549
- “prolongada” frequency rank
- #35,703
- “prolongadas” frequency rank
- 49252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prolongada | prolongadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de prolongado. | Forma del femenino plural de prolongado. |
Where the eye mixes prolongada and prolongadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prolongada with prolongadas
A purely visual mix-up. prolongada ([pɾolõŋˈgað̞a]) and prolongadas ([pɾolõŋˈgað̞as]) 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) - “prolongada” sits inside “prolongadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prolongada is recorded at frequency rank #13,549, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾolõŋˈgað̞a]. prolongadas is at rank #35,703, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾolõŋˈgað̞as].
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 49252, this pair ranks #109,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prolongada vs prolongadas
Shared letters: adglnopr. Private to "prolongada": -. Private to "prolongadas": s.
"prolongada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "prolongadas" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prolongada ← porlongada · pprolongada · prloongada · prollongada · prolnogada · prolognada · prolonagda · prolongaad
- prolongadas ← porlongadas · pprolongadas · prloongadas · prollongadas · prolnogadas · prolognadas · prolonagdas · prolongaads
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prolongada" and "prolongadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prolongada" or "prolongadas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "prolongada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prolongadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prolongada" and "prolongadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prolongadas vs prolongados". 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 #109,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.