requeridovsrequeridosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: requerido is a adjective, requeridos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“requerido” is an adjective and “requeridos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,486
“requerido” frequency rank
#18,071
“requeridos” frequency rank
29557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature requerido requeridos
Definition Se dice de lo que se requiere. Forma del plural de requerido, participio de requerir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set requerido and requeridos apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
requerido
10 ch
requeridos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: requerido is [rekeˈɾið̞o] while requeridos is [rekeˈɾið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “requerido” sits inside “requeridos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

requerido is recorded at frequency rank #11,486, classified as anadj, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞o]. 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 29557, this pair ranks #216,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of requerido vs requeridos

Shared letters: deioqru. Private to "requerido": -. Private to "requeridos": s.

"requerido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV  ·  "requeridos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • requeridoerquerido · reqeurido · reqquerido · requeirdo · requerdio · requeriddo · requeriod · requerrido
  • requeridoserqueridos · reqeuridos · reqqueridos · requeirdos · requerdios · requeriddos · requeridoss · requeridso

Frequency comparison

requerido#11,486
requeridos#18,071

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "requerido" and "requeridos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "requerido" is an adjective and "requeridos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "requerido" or "requeridos"?
"requerido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,486 in our Spanish list, against #18,071 for "requeridos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering requerido vs requeridos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “requerido”; for a participle, it's “requeridos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “requerido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list