sepultadavssepultadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,077
“sepultada” frequency rank
#38,387
“sepultados” frequency rank
86464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sepultada sepultados
Definition Forma del femenino de sepultado, participio de sepultar o de sepultarse. Forma del plural de sepultado, participio de sepultar o de sepultarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sepultada and sepultados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
sepultada
10 ch
sepultados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. sepultada ([sepul̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and sepultados ([sepul̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 86464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sepultada is recorded at frequency rank #48,077, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sepul̪ˈt̪að̞a]. sepultados is at rank #38,387, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sepul̪ˈt̪að̞os].

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 86464, this pair ranks #5,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sepultada vs sepultados

Shared letters: adelpstu. Private to "sepultada": -. Private to "sepultados": o.

"sepultada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "sepultados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sepultadacepultada · espultada · seplutada · seppultada · sepulatda · sepulltada · sepultaad · sepultadda
  • sepultadoscepultados · espultados · seplutados · seppultados · sepulatdos · sepulltados · sepultaddos · sepultadoss

Frequency comparison

sepultada#48,077
sepultados#38,387

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sepultada" and "sepultados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sepul̪ˈt̪að̞a] versus [sepul̪ˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sepultada" or "sepultados"?
"sepultados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,387 in our Spanish list, against #48,077 for "sepultada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sepultada vs sepultados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sepultada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list