Which to use
“quebrado” is an adjective and “quebrados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,059
- “quebrado” frequency rank
- #38,912
- “quebrados” frequency rank
- 56971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrado | quebrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha entrado en bancarrota o quiebra. | 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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quebrado and quebrados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quebrado is [keˈβ̞ɾað̞o] while quebrados is [keˈβ̞ɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quebrado” sits inside “quebrados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebrado is recorded at frequency rank #18,059, classified as anadj, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. 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 56971, this pair ranks #72,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quebrado vs quebrados
Shared letters: abdeoqru. Private to "quebrado": -. Private to "quebrados": s.
"quebrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "quebrados" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quebrado" and "quebrados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quebrado" or "quebrados"?
Remembering quebrado vs quebrados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “quebrado”; for a noun, it's “quebrados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quebrado” entry
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