Which to use
“quebradas” is a participle and “quebrado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,419
- “quebradas” frequency rank
- #18,059
- “quebrado” frequency rank
- 43478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebradas | quebrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de quebrado, participio de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Que ha entrado en bancarrota o quiebra. |
Where the eye mixes quebradas and quebrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between quebradas and quebrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quebradas is [keˈβ̞ɾað̞as] while quebrado is [keˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebradas is recorded at frequency rank #25,419, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞as]. quebrado is at rank #18,059, tagged as anadj, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞o].
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 43478, this pair ranks #142,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quebradas vs quebrado
Shared letters: abdeqru. Private to "quebradas": s. Private to "quebrado": o.
"quebradas" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "quebrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quebradas" for "quebrado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quebradas" vs "quebrado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quebradas" and "quebrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebradas" and "quebrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrado vs quebraron". 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 #142,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.