Which to use
“subordinada” and “subordinadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,792
- “subordinada” frequency rank
- #45,026
- “subordinadas” frequency rank
- 79818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subordinada | subordinadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de subordinado, participio de subordinar. | Forma del femenino plural de subordinado, participio de subordinar. |
Where the eye mixes subordinada and subordinadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. subordinada runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVCV) against subordinadas's 12 (CVCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: subordinada vs subordinadas
A purely visual mix-up. subordinada ([suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞a]) and subordinadas ([suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞as]) 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) - “subordinada” sits inside “subordinadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subordinada is recorded at frequency rank #34,792, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞a]. subordinadas is at rank #45,026, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞as].
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 79818, this pair ranks #12,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subordinada vs subordinadas
Shared letters: abdinorsu. Private to "subordinada": -. Private to "subordinadas": -.
"subordinada" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV · "subordinadas" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- subordinada ← sbuordinada · ssubordinada · subbordinada · subodrinada · suborddinada · subordianda · subordinaad · subordinadda
- subordinadas ← sbuordinadas · ssubordinadas · subbordinadas · subodrinadas · suborddinadas · subordiandas · subordinaads · subordinadass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subordinada" for "subordinadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "subordinada" or "subordinadas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "subordinada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subordinadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subordinada" and "subordinadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subordinadas vs subordinado". 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 #12,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.