Which to use
“sostenida” and “sostenidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,991
- “sostenida” frequency rank
- #44,462
- “sostenidas” frequency rank
- 61453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sostenida | sostenidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de sostenido, participio de sostener o de sostenerse. | Forma del femenino plural de sostenido, participio de sostener o de sostenerse. |
Where the eye mixes sostenida and sostenidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sostenida and sostenidas
A purely visual mix-up. sostenida ([sost̪eˈnið̞a]) and sostenidas ([sost̪eˈnið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sostenida” sits inside “sostenidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sostenida is recorded at frequency rank #16,991, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sost̪eˈnið̞a]. sostenidas is at rank #44,462, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sost̪eˈnið̞as].
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 61453, this pair ranks #55,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sostenida vs sostenidas
Shared letters: adeinost. Private to "sostenida": -. Private to "sostenidas": -.
"sostenida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "sostenidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sostenida ← osstenida · sosetnida · sosstenida · sosteinda · sostendia · sosteniad · sostenidda · sostennida
- sostenidas ← osstenidas · sosetnidas · sosstenidas · sosteindas · sostendias · sosteniads · sostenidass · sosteniddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sostenida" and "sostenidas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sostenida" or "sostenidas" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sostenida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sostenidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sostenida" and "sostenidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sostenían vs sostenidas". 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 #55,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.