Which to use
“respalda” and “respaldado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,963
- “respalda” frequency rank
- #20,498
- “respaldado” frequency rank
- 39461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respalda | respaldado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de respaldar. | Participio de respaldar. |
Where the eye mixes respalda and respaldado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. respalda runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against respaldado's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: respalda vs respaldado
A purely visual mix-up. respalda ([resˈpal̪d̪a]) and respaldado ([respal̪ˈd̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “respalda” sits inside “respaldado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respalda is recorded at frequency rank #18,963, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpal̪d̪a]. respaldado is at rank #20,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [respal̪ˈd̪að̞o].
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 39461, this pair ranks #164,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respalda vs respaldado
Shared letters: adelprs. Private to "respalda": -. Private to "respaldado": o.
"respalda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respaldado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respalda ← erspalda · repsalda · resaplda · respadla · respalad · respaldda · respallda · resplada
- respaldado ← erspaldado · repsaldado · resapldado · respadlado · respaladdo · respaldaddo · respaldaod · respalddado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "respalda" and "respaldado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "respalda" vs "respaldado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respalda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respaldado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respalda" and "respaldado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respaldadas vs respaldado". 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 #164,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.