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Which to use

“respetado” and “respetas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,241
“respetado” frequency rank
#38,940
“respetas” frequency rank
51181
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature respetado respetas
Definition Participio de respetar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de respetar.

Where the eye mixes respetado and respetas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respetado 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
respetado
8 ch
respetas

Look-alike desk: respetado vs respetas

A purely visual mix-up. respetado ([respeˈt̪að̞o]) and respetas ([resˈpet̪as]) 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 51181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

respetado is recorded at frequency rank #12,241, classified as averb, pronounced [respeˈt̪að̞o]. 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 51181, this pair ranks #99,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of respetado vs respetas

Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "respetado": do. Private to "respetas": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • respetadoerspetado · repsetado · reseptado · respeatdo · respetaddo · respetaod · respetdao · respettado
  • respetaserspetas · repsetas · reseptas · respeats · respetass · respetsa · respettas · resppetas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "respetado" for "respetas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([respeˈt̪að̞o] versus [resˈpet̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "respetado" or "respetas"?
"respetado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,241 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.

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 "respetado" 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 #99,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "respetado" 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 #99,212 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