sacadavssumadaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,282
“sacada” frequency rank
#42,713
“sumada” frequency rank
59995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacada sumada
Definition Forma del femenino de sacado, participio de sacar. Forma del femenino de sumado, participio de sumar.

Where the eye mixes sacada and sumada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
sacada
6 ch
sumada

Look-alike desk: sacada vs sumada

A purely visual mix-up. sacada ([saˈkað̞a]) and sumada ([suˈmað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59995, 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]. sumada is at rank #42,713, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmað̞a].

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 59995, this pair ranks #60,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sacada vs sumada

Shared letters: ads. Private to "sacada": c. Private to "sumada": mu.

"sacada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sumada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacadaascada · saacda · sacaad · sacadda · saccada · sacdaa · scaada · ssacada
  • sumadasmuada · ssumada · suamda · sumaad · sumadda · sumdaa · summada · usmada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sacada" and "sumada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([saˈkað̞a] versus [suˈmað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sacada" or "sumada" show up more?
"sacada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,282 in our Spanish list, against #42,713 for "sumada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "sacada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sacada" and "sumada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sudado vs sumada". 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 #60,526 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