supervisavssupervisadaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: supervisa is a verb, supervisada is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“supervisa” is a verb and “supervisada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,130
“supervisa” frequency rank
#48,717
“supervisada” frequency rank
79847
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supervisa supervisada
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de supervisar. Forma del femenino de supervisado, participio de supervisar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supervisa and supervisada apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
supervisa
11 ch
supervisada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supervisa is [supeɾˈβ̞isa] while supervisada is [supeɾβ̞iˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “supervisa” sits inside “supervisada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supervisa is recorded at frequency rank #31,130, classified as averb, pronounced [supeɾˈβ̞isa]. supervisada is at rank #48,717, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [supeɾβ̞iˈsað̞a].

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 79847, this pair ranks #12,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of supervisa vs supervisada

Shared letters: aeiprsuv. Private to "supervisa": -. Private to "supervisada": d.

"supervisa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "supervisada" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supervisaspuervisa · ssupervisa · sueprvisa · superbisa · superivsa · superrvisa · supervias · supervissa
  • supervisadaspuervisada · ssupervisada · sueprvisada · superbisada · superivsada · superrvisada · superviasda · supervisaad

Frequency comparison

supervisa#31,130
supervisada#48,717

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supervisa" and "supervisada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "supervisa" is a verb and "supervisada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "supervisa" or "supervisada"?
"supervisa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,130 in our Spanish list, against #48,717 for "supervisada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering supervisa vs supervisada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “supervisa”; for a participle, it's “supervisada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “supervisa” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list