respetadavsrespetasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: respetada is a participle, respetas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“respetada” is a participle and “respetas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,576
“respetada” frequency rank
#38,940
“respetas” frequency rank
62516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature respetada respetas
Definition Forma del femenino de respetado, participio de respetar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de respetar.

Where the eye mixes respetada and respetas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respetada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against respetas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
respetada
8 ch
respetas

Why the eye confuses respetada with respetas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respetada is [respeˈt̪að̞a] while respetas is [resˈpet̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

respetada is recorded at frequency rank #23,576, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [respeˈt̪að̞a]. respetas is at rank #38,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpet̪as].

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 62516, this pair ranks #51,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of respetada vs respetas

Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "respetada": d. Private to "respetas": -.

"respetada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "respetas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • respetadaerspetada · repsetada · reseptada · respeatda · respetaad · respetadda · respetdaa · respettada
  • respetaserspetas · repsetas · reseptas · respeats · respetass · respetsa · respettas · resppetas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "respetada" for "respetas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "respetada" is a participle and "respetas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "respetada" or "respetas"?
"respetada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,576 in our Spanish list, against #38,940 for "respetas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "respetada" and "respetas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "respetada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "respetas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "respetada" and "respetas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respetará vs respetas". 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 #51,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list