Which to use
“respaldado” is a verb and “respaldados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,498
- “respaldado” frequency rank
- #35,727
- “respaldados” frequency rank
- 56225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respaldado | respaldados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de respaldar. | Forma del plural de respaldado, participio de respaldar. |
Where the eye mixes respaldado and respaldados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. respaldado runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against respaldados's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses respaldado with respaldados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respaldado is [respal̪ˈd̪að̞o] while respaldados is [respal̪ˈd̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “respaldado” sits inside “respaldados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respaldado is recorded at frequency rank #20,498, classified as averb, pronounced [respal̪ˈd̪að̞o]. 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 56225, this pair ranks #75,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of respaldado vs respaldados
Shared letters: adeloprs. Private to "respaldado": -. Private to "respaldados": -.
"respaldado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "respaldados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respaldado ← erspaldado · repsaldado · resapldado · respadlado · respaladdo · respaldaddo · respaldaod · respalddado
- respaldados ← erspaldados · repsaldados · resapldados · respadlados · respaladdos · respaldaddos · respaldadoss · respaldadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respaldado" for "respaldados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respaldado" vs "respaldados" - which ranks higher?
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 "respaldado" 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 #75,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respaldado" 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 #75,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.