Which to use
“sacudida” and “sacudidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,228
- “sacudida” frequency rank
- #44,435
- “sacudidas” frequency rank
- 70663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacudida | sacudidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sacudir o de sacudirse. | Forma del plural de sacudida. |
Where the eye mixes sacudida and sacudidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sacudida with sacudidas
A purely visual mix-up. sacudida ([sakuˈð̞ið̞a]) and sacudidas ([sakuˈð̞ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sacudida” sits inside “sacudidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacudida is recorded at frequency rank #26,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [sakuˈð̞ið̞a]. sacudidas is at rank #44,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sakuˈð̞ið̞as].
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 70663, this pair ranks #29,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacudida vs sacudidas
Shared letters: acdisu. Private to "sacudida": -. Private to "sacudidas": -.
"sacudida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "sacudidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacudida" for "sacudidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sacudida" vs "sacudidas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacudida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacudidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacudida" and "sacudidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacudidas vs sacudido". 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 #29,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.