Which to use
“respaldada” and “respaldados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,601
- “respaldada” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “respaldados” frequency rank
- 62328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respaldada | respaldados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de respaldado, participio de respaldar. | Forma del plural de respaldado, participio de respaldar. |
Where the eye mixes respaldada and respaldados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: respaldada vs respaldados
A purely visual mix-up. respaldada ([respal̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and respaldados ([respal̪ˈd̪að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62328, 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]. respaldados is at rank #35,727, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [respal̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 62328, this pair ranks #52,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of respaldada vs respaldados
Shared letters: adelprs. Private to "respaldada": -. Private to "respaldados": o.
"respaldada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "respaldados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respaldada ← erspaldada · repsaldada · resapldada · respadlada · respaladda · respaldaad · respaldadda · respalddaa
- respaldados ← erspaldados · repsaldados · resapldados · respadlados · respaladdos · respaldaddos · respaldadoss · respaldadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "respaldada" and "respaldados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respaldada" or "respaldados" show up more?
What to do next
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 "respaldados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respaldada" and "respaldados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respaldados vs respaldos". 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 #52,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.