Which to use
“separadas” and “separados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,539
- “separadas” frequency rank
- #6,119
- “separados” frequency rank
- 15658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | separadas | separados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de separado, participio de separar o de separarse. | Forma del plural de separado, participio de separar o de separarse. |
Where the eye mixes separadas and separados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: separadas vs separados
A purely visual mix-up. separadas ([sepaˈɾað̞as]) and separados ([sepaˈɾað̞os]) 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 “separadas” becomes o in “separados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
separadas is recorded at frequency rank #9,539, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sepaˈɾað̞as]. separados is at rank #6,119, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sepaˈɾað̞os].
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 15658, this pair ranks #279,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of separadas vs separados
Shared letters: adeprs. Private to "separadas": -. Private to "separados": o.
"separadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "separados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "separadas" and "separados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "separadas" or "separados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "separadas" and "separados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "separadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "separados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "separadas" and "separados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "separadas vs separador". 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 #279,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.