Which to use
“respaldadas” and “respaldados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,249
- “respaldadas” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “respaldados” frequency rank
- 84976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respaldadas | respaldados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de respaldado, participio de respaldar. | Forma del plural de respaldado, participio de respaldar. |
Where the eye mixes respaldadas and respaldados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. respaldadas and respaldados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses respaldadas with respaldados
A purely visual mix-up. respaldadas ([respal̪ˈd̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “respaldadas” becomes o in “respaldados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respaldadas is recorded at frequency rank #49,249, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [respal̪ˈd̪að̞as]. 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 84976, this pair ranks #6,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of respaldadas vs respaldados
Shared letters: adelprs. Private to "respaldadas": -. Private to "respaldados": o.
"respaldadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "respaldados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respaldadas ← erspaldadas · repsaldadas · resapldadas · respadladas · respaladdas · respaldaads · respaldadass · respaldaddas
- respaldados ← erspaldados · repsaldados · resapldados · respadlados · respaladdos · respaldaddos · respaldadoss · respaldadso
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "respaldadas" vs "respaldados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respaldadas" 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 #6,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respaldadas" 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 #6,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.