registradavsregistradosConfusable pair

Which to use

“registrada” and “registrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,709
“registrada” frequency rank
#7,622
“registrados” frequency rank
16331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registrada registrados
Definition Forma del femenino de registrado, participio de registrar o de registrarse. Forma del plural de registrado, participio de registrar o de registrarse.

Where the eye mixes registrada and registrados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. registrada runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against registrados's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
registrada
11 ch
registrados

Why the eye confuses registrada with registrados

A purely visual mix-up. registrada ([rexisˈt̪ɾað̞a]) and registrados ([rexisˈt̪ɾað̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registrada is recorded at frequency rank #8,709, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rexisˈt̪ɾað̞a]. registrados is at rank #7,622, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rexisˈt̪ɾað̞os].

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 16331, this pair ranks #276,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of registrada vs registrados

Shared letters: adegirst. Private to "registrada": -. Private to "registrados": o.

"registrada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV  ·  "registrados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registrada ← ergistrada · reggistrada · regisrtada · regisstrada · registarda · registraad · registradda · registrdaa
  • registrados ← ergistrados · reggistrados · regisrtados · regisstrados · registardos · registraddos · registradoss · registradso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "registrada" for "registrados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rexisˈt̪ɾað̞a] versus [rexisˈt̪ɾað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "registrada" or "registrados"?
"registrados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,622 in our Spanish list, against #8,709 for "registrada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "registrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "registrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registrada" and "registrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "registraba vs registrada". 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 #276,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list