requeridavsrequerirConfusable pair

Quick tell: requerida is a adjective, requerir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“requerida” is an adjective and “requerir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,999
“requerida” frequency rank
#14,945
“requerir” frequency rank
28944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature requerida requerir
Definition Forma del femenino singular de requerido. Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública.

Where the eye mixes requerida and requerir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
requerida
8 ch
requerir

Visual trap between requerida and requerir

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: requerida is [rekeˈɾið̞a] while requerir is [rekeˈɾiɾ]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28944, 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]. requerir is at rank #14,945, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekeˈɾiɾ].

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 28944, this pair ranks #219,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of requerida vs requerir

Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requerida": ad. Private to "requerir": -.

"requerida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV  ·  "requerir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • requeridaerquerida · reqeurida · reqquerida · requeirda · requerdia · requeriad · requeridda · requerrida
  • requerirerquerir · reqeurir · reqquerir · requeirr · requerirr · requerri · requerrir · requreir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "requerida" and "requerir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "requerida" is an adjective and "requerir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "requerida" vs "requerir" - which ranks higher?
"requerida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,999 in our Spanish list, against #14,945 for "requerir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "requerir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "requerida" and "requerir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requerían vs requerir". 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 #219,465 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