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“sagradas” and “sagrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,974
- “sagradas” frequency rank
- #4,938
- “sagrado” frequency rank
- 21912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagradas | sagrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de sagrado. | Que es venerado por su relación con lo divino, la divinidad o su culto. |
Where the eye mixes sagradas and sagrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sagradas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against sagrado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sagradas vs sagrado
A purely visual mix-up. sagradas ([saˈɣ̞ɾað̞as]) and sagrado ([saˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagradas is recorded at frequency rank #16,974, classified as anadj, pronounced [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞as]. sagrado is at rank #4,938, tagged as anadj, pronounced [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞o].
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 21912, this pair ranks #252,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sagradas vs sagrado
Shared letters: adgrs. Private to "sagradas": -. Private to "sagrado": o.
"sagradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sagrado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sagradas" and "sagrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sagradas" or "sagrado" 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 "sagradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sagrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagradas" and "sagrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sagradas vs saturadas". 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 #252,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.