sacadavssacandoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,282
“sacada” frequency rank
#6,358
“sacando” frequency rank
23640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacada sacando
Definition Forma del femenino de sacado, participio de sacar. Gerundio de sacar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sacada and sacando apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sacada
7 ch
sacando

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacada is [saˈkað̞a] while sacando is [saˈkãn̪d̪o]. 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 23640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacada is recorded at frequency rank #17,282, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [saˈkað̞a]. sacando is at rank #6,358, tagged as averb, pronounced [saˈkãn̪d̪o].

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 23640, this pair ranks #244,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sacada vs sacando

Shared letters: acds. Private to "sacada": -. Private to "sacando": no.

"sacada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sacando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacadaascada · saacda · sacaad · sacadda · saccada · sacdaa · scaada · ssacada
  • sacandoascando · saacndo · sacadno · sacanddo · sacanndo · sacanod · saccando · sacnado

Frequency comparison

sacada#17,282
sacando#6,358

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sacada" and "sacando" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sacada" is a participle and "sacando" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sacada" or "sacando"?
"sacando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,358 in our Spanish list, against #17,282 for "sacada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sacada vs sacando

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “sacada”; for a verb, it's “sacando”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sacada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list