Which to use
“subordinadas” is a participle and “subordinado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,026
- “subordinadas” frequency rank
- #25,054
- “subordinado” frequency rank
- 70080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subordinadas | subordinado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de subordinado, participio de subordinar. | Persona con una posición laboral o jerarquía más baja que otra persona, de la cual recibe órdenes. |
Where the eye mixes subordinadas and subordinado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. subordinadas runs 12 letters (CVCVCCVCVCVC) against subordinado's 11 (CVCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: subordinadas vs subordinado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: subordinadas is [suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞as] while subordinado is [suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subordinadas is recorded at frequency rank #45,026, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞as]. subordinado is at rank #25,054, tagged as anadj, pronounced [suβ̞oɾð̞iˈnað̞o].
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 70080, this pair ranks #30,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subordinadas vs subordinado
Shared letters: abdinorsu. Private to "subordinadas": -. Private to "subordinado": -.
"subordinadas" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC · "subordinado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- subordinadas ← sbuordinadas · ssubordinadas · subbordinadas · subodrinadas · suborddinadas · subordiandas · subordinaads · subordinadass
- subordinado ← sbuordinado · ssubordinado · subbordinado · subodrinado · suborddinado · subordiando · subordinaddo · subordinaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subordinadas" for "subordinado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "subordinadas" vs "subordinado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "subordinadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subordinado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subordinadas" and "subordinado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subordinada vs subordinadas". 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 #30,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.