Which to use
“prolongada” and “prolongado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,549
- “prolongada” frequency rank
- #13,992
- “prolongado” frequency rank
- 27541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prolongada | prolongado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de prolongado. | Que apreciablemente es más largo que ancho. |
Where the eye mixes prolongada and prolongado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prolongada and prolongado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between prolongada and prolongado
A purely visual mix-up. prolongada ([pɾolõŋˈgað̞a]) and prolongado ([pɾolõŋˈgað̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “prolongada” becomes o in “prolongado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27541, 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]. prolongado is at rank #13,992, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾolõŋˈgað̞o].
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 27541, this pair ranks #226,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prolongada vs prolongado
Shared letters: adglnopr. Private to "prolongada": -. Private to "prolongado": -.
"prolongada" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "prolongado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prolongada ← porlongada · pprolongada · prloongada · prollongada · prolnogada · prolognada · prolonagda · prolongaad
- prolongado ← porlongado · pprolongado · prloongado · prollongado · prolnogado · prolognado · prolonagdo · prolongaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prolongada" and "prolongado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prolongada" vs "prolongado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prolongada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prolongado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prolongada" and "prolongado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prolongadas vs prolongado". 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 #226,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.