Which to use
“sagrada” is an adjective and “saturada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,067
- “sagrada” frequency rank
- #33,329
- “saturada” frequency rank
- 40396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagrada | saturada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de sagrado. | Forma del femenino de saturado, participio de saturar. |
Where the eye mixes sagrada and saturada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sagrada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against saturada's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sagrada with saturada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sagrada is [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞a] while saturada is [sat̪uˈɾað̞a]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagrada is recorded at frequency rank #7,067, classified as anadj, pronounced [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. saturada is at rank #33,329, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sat̪uˈɾað̞a].
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 40396, this pair ranks #159,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sagrada vs saturada
Shared letters: adrs. Private to "sagrada": g. Private to "saturada": tu.
"sagrada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "saturada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sagrada" for "saturada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sagrada" or "saturada" show up more?
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 "sagrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saturada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagrada" and "saturada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saturada vs Saturday". 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 #159,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.