Which to use
“sumado” is a verb and “sumados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,735
- “sumado” frequency rank
- #36,836
- “sumados” frequency rank
- 46571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumado | sumados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sumar. | Forma del plural de sumado, participio de sumar. |
Where the eye mixes sumado and sumados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sumado and sumados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sumado is [suˈmað̞o] while sumados is [suˈmað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sumado” sits inside “sumados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumado is recorded at frequency rank #9,735, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈmað̞o]. sumados is at rank #36,836, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmað̞os].
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 46571, this pair ranks #124,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumado vs sumados
Shared letters: admosu. Private to "sumado": -. Private to "sumados": -.
"sumado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sumados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sumado" for "sumados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sumado" vs "sumados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sumado" and "sumados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sumado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumado" and "sumados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumados vs sumidos". 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 #124,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.