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.
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
- requerido ← erquerido · reqeurido · reqquerido · requeirdo · requerdio · requeriddo · requeriod · requerrido
- requeridos ← erqueridos · reqeuridos · reqqueridos · requeirdos · requerdios · requeriddos · requeridoss · requeridso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "requerido" and "requeridos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "requerido" or "requeridos"?
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
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