satisfechasvssatisfechosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“satisfechas” and “satisfechos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,872
“satisfechas” frequency rank
#12,712
“satisfechos” frequency rank
45584
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature satisfechas satisfechos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de satisfecho, participio irregular de satisfacer. Forma del plural de satisfecho, participio irregular de satisfacer.

Where the eye mixes satisfechas and satisfechos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
satisfechas
11 ch
satisfechos

Why the eye confuses satisfechas with satisfechos

A purely visual mix-up. satisfechas ([sat̪isˈfet͡ʃas]) and satisfechos ([sat̪isˈfet͡ʃos]) 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 a single letter - a in “satisfechas” becomes o in “satisfechos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

satisfechas is recorded at frequency rank #32,872, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sat̪isˈfet͡ʃas]. satisfechos is at rank #12,712, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sat̪isˈfet͡ʃos].

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 45584, this pair ranks #130,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of satisfechas vs satisfechos

Shared letters: acefhist. Private to "satisfechas": -. Private to "satisfechos": o.

"satisfechas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC  ·  "satisfechos" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • satisfechasastisfechas · saitsfechas · satifsechas · satisefchas · satisfcehas · satisfecahs · satisfecchas · satisfechass
  • satisfechosastisfechos · saitsfechos · satifsechos · satisefchos · satisfcehos · satisfecchos · satisfechhos · satisfechoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "satisfechas" for "satisfechos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sat̪isˈfet͡ʃas] versus [sat̪isˈfet͡ʃos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "satisfechas" or "satisfechos" show up more?
"satisfechos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,712 in our Spanish list, against #32,872 for "satisfechas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "satisfechas" and "satisfechos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfechas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfechos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "satisfechas" and "satisfechos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satisfecha vs satisfechas". 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 #130,604 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