Which to use
“templada” and “templadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,348
- “templada” frequency rank
- #45,041
- “templadas” frequency rank
- 82389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | templada | templadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de templado, adjetivo y también participio de templar o de templarse. | Forma del femenino plural de templado, adjetivo y también participio de templar o de templarse. |
Where the eye mixes templada and templadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses templada with templadas
A purely visual mix-up. templada ([t̪ẽmˈplað̞a]) and templadas ([t̪ẽmˈplað̞as]) 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) - “templada” sits inside “templadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
templada is recorded at frequency rank #37,348, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈplað̞a]. templadas is at rank #45,041, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈplað̞as].
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 82389, this pair ranks #9,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of templada vs templadas
Shared letters: adelmpt. Private to "templada": -. Private to "templadas": s.
"templada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "templadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "templada" and "templadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "templada" vs "templadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "templada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "templadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "templada" and "templadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "templadas vs templados". 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 #9,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.