Which to use
“sostenida” and “sostenidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,991
- “sostenida” frequency rank
- #29,406
- “sostenidos” frequency rank
- 46397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sostenida | sostenidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de sostenido, participio de sostener o de sostenerse. | Forma del plural de sostenido, participio de sostener o de sostenerse. |
Where the eye mixes sostenida and sostenidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sostenida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against sostenidos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sostenida vs sostenidos
A purely visual mix-up. sostenida ([sost̪eˈnið̞a]) and sostenidos ([sost̪eˈnið̞os]) 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 46397, 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]. sostenidos is at rank #29,406, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [sost̪eˈnið̞os].
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 46397, this pair ranks #125,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sostenida vs sostenidos
Shared letters: deinost. Private to "sostenida": a. Private to "sostenidos": -.
"sostenida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "sostenidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sostenida ← osstenida · sosetnida · sosstenida · sosteinda · sostendia · sosteniad · sostenidda · sostennida
- sostenidos ← osstenidos · sosetnidos · sosstenidos · sosteindos · sostendios · sosteniddos · sostenidoss · sostenidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sostenida" for "sostenidos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sostenida" or "sostenidos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sostenida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sostenidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sostenida" and "sostenidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sostenidas vs sostenidos". 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 #125,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.