Which to use
“sacadas” is a participle and “sagradas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,227
- “sacadas” frequency rank
- #16,974
- “sagradas” frequency rank
- 43201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacadas | sagradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sacado, participio de sacar. | Forma del femenino plural de sagrado. |
Where the eye mixes sacadas and sagradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sacadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sagradas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sacadas vs sagradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacadas is [saˈkað̞as] while sagradas is [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞as]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacadas is recorded at frequency rank #26,227, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [saˈkað̞as]. sagradas is at rank #16,974, tagged as anadj, pronounced [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞as].
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 43201, this pair ranks #144,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacadas vs sagradas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "sacadas": c. Private to "sagradas": gr.
"sacadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sagradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacadas" for "sagradas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sagradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacadas" and "sagradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacadas vs saludas". 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 #144,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.