Which to use
“publicadas” is a participle and “publicado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,483
- “publicadas” frequency rank
- #1,066
- “publicado” frequency rank
- 8549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publicadas | publicado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de publicado, participio de publicar. | Participio de publicar. |
Where the eye mixes publicadas and publicado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. publicadas runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against publicado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses publicadas with publicado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: publicadas is [puβ̞liˈkað̞as] while publicado is [puβ̞liˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publicadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,483, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkað̞as]. publicado is at rank #1,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkað̞o].
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 8549, this pair ranks #304,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of publicadas vs publicado
Shared letters: abcdilpu. Private to "publicadas": s. Private to "publicado": o.
"publicadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "publicado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- publicadas ← pbulicadas · ppublicadas · pubblicadas · pubilcadas · publciadas · publiacdas · publicaads · publicadass
- publicado ← pbulicado · ppublicado · pubblicado · pubilcado · publciado · publiacdo · publicaddo · publicaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "publicadas" and "publicado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "publicadas" or "publicado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "publicadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "publicado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publicadas" and "publicado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "publicaban vs publicadas". 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 #304,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.