sacudidavssacudidasTell them apart

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.

8 ch
sacudida
9 ch
sacudidas

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

  • sacudidaascudida · saccudida · sacduida · sacuddia · sacuddida · sacudiad · sacudidda · sacuidda
  • sacudidasascudidas · saccudidas · sacduidas · sacuddias · sacuddidas · sacudiads · sacudidass · sacudiddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sacudida" for "sacudidas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sakuˈð̞ið̞a] versus [sakuˈð̞ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sacudida" vs "sacudidas" - which ranks higher?
"sacudida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,228 in our Spanish list, against #44,435 for "sacudidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list