Which to use
“requerida” is an adjective and “requeridos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,999
- “requerida” frequency rank
- #18,071
- “requeridos” frequency rank
- 32070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requerida | requeridos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de requerido. | Forma del plural de requerido, participio de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requerida and requeridos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between requerida and requeridos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: requerida is [rekeˈɾið̞a] while requeridos is [rekeˈɾið̞os]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requerida is recorded at frequency rank #13,999, classified as anadj, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞a]. requeridos is at rank #18,071, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞os].
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 32070, this pair ranks #203,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requerida vs requeridos
Shared letters: deiqru. Private to "requerida": a. Private to "requeridos": os.
"requerida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "requeridos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- requerida ← erquerida · reqeurida · reqquerida · requeirda · requerdia · requeriad · requeridda · requerrida
- requeridos ← erqueridos · reqeuridos · reqqueridos · requeirdos · requerdios · requeriddos · requeridoss · requeridso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "requerida" and "requeridos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "requerida" or "requeridos" 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 "requerida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requeridos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requerida" and "requeridos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requerían vs requerida". 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 #203,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.