Which to use
“respaldada” and “respaldadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,601
- “respaldada” frequency rank
- #49,249
- “respaldadas” frequency rank
- 75850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respaldada | respaldadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de respaldado, participio de respaldar. | Forma del femenino plural de respaldado, participio de respaldar. |
Where the eye mixes respaldada and respaldadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. respaldada runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against respaldadas's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses respaldada with respaldadas
A purely visual mix-up. respaldada ([respal̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and respaldadas ([respal̪ˈd̪að̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “respaldada” sits inside “respaldadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respaldada is recorded at frequency rank #26,601, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [respal̪ˈd̪að̞a]. respaldadas is at rank #49,249, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [respal̪ˈd̪að̞as].
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 75850, this pair ranks #18,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of respaldada vs respaldadas
Shared letters: adelprs. Private to "respaldada": -. Private to "respaldadas": -.
"respaldada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "respaldadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respaldada ← erspaldada · repsaldada · resapldada · respadlada · respaladda · respaldaad · respaldadda · respalddaa
- respaldadas ← erspaldadas · repsaldadas · resapldadas · respadladas · respaladdas · respaldaads · respaldadass · respaldaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respaldada" for "respaldadas" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "respaldada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respaldadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respaldada" and "respaldadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respaldadas vs respaldados". 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 #18,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.