Which to use
“requeridas” is a participle and “requerido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,208
- “requeridas” frequency rank
- #11,486
- “requerido” frequency rank
- 34694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requeridas | requerido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de requerido, participio de requerir. | Se dice de lo que se requiere. |
Where the eye mixes requeridas and requerido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between requeridas and requerido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: requeridas is [rekeˈɾið̞as] while requerido is [rekeˈɾið̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requeridas is recorded at frequency rank #23,208, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞as]. requerido is at rank #11,486, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞o].
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 34694, this pair ranks #190,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requeridas vs requerido
Shared letters: deiqru. Private to "requeridas": as. Private to "requerido": o.
"requeridas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "requerido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- requeridas ← erqueridas · reqeuridas · reqqueridas · requeirdas · requerdias · requeriads · requeridass · requeriddas
- requerido ← erquerido · reqeurido · reqquerido · requeirdo · requerdio · requeriddo · requeriod · requerrido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "requeridas" and "requerido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "requeridas" vs "requerido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "requeridas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requerido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requeridas" and "requerido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requerían vs requeridas". 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 #190,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.