Which to use
“quebradas” is a participle and “quebrados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,419
- “quebradas” frequency rank
- #38,912
- “quebrados” frequency rank
- 64331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebradas | quebrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de quebrado, participio de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Trechos rayados y trechos sin rayas que hay en una de las diferentes clases de papel pautado en el que aprenden a escribir los niños. |
Where the eye mixes quebradas and quebrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between quebradas and quebrados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quebradas is [keˈβ̞ɾað̞as] while quebrados is [keˈβ̞ɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “quebradas” becomes o in “quebrados”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64331, 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]. quebrados is at rank #38,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞os].
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 64331, this pair ranks #45,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quebradas vs quebrados
Shared letters: abdeqrsu. Private to "quebradas": -. Private to "quebrados": o.
"quebradas" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "quebrados" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quebradas" and "quebrados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quebradas" or "quebrados" 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 "quebradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebradas" and "quebrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrados 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 #45,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.