Which to use
“sagrados” is a noun and “saturados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,709
- “sagrados” frequency rank
- #37,849
- “saturados” frequency rank
- 50558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagrados | saturados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sagrado. | Forma del plural de saturado, participio de saturar. |
Where the eye mixes sagrados and saturados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sagrados runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against saturados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sagrados with saturados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sagrados is [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞os] while saturados is [sat̪uˈɾað̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagrados is recorded at frequency rank #12,709, classified as anoun, pronounced [saˈɣ̞ɾað̞os]. saturados is at rank #37,849, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sat̪uˈɾað̞os].
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 50558, this pair ranks #102,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sagrados vs saturados
Shared letters: adors. Private to "sagrados": g. Private to "saturados": tu.
"sagrados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "saturados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sagrados" and "saturados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sagrados" or "saturados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sagrados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saturados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sagrados" and "saturados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saturadas vs saturados". 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 #102,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.