templadavstempladosConfusable pair

Which to use

“templada” and “templados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,348
“templada” frequency rank
#43,285
“templados” frequency rank
80633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature templada templados
Definition Forma del femenino de templado, adjetivo y también participio de templar o de templarse. Forma del plural de templado, adjetivo y también participio de templar o de templarse.

Where the eye mixes templada and templados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. templada runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against templados's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
templada
9 ch
templados

Visual trap between templada and templados

A purely visual mix-up. templada ([t̪ẽmˈplað̞a]) and templados ([t̪ẽmˈplað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80633, 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]. templados is at rank #43,285, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈplað̞os].

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 80633, this pair ranks #11,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of templada vs templados

Shared letters: adelmpt. Private to "templada": -. Private to "templados": os.

"templada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "templados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • templada ← etmplada · temlpada · temmplada · tempalda · templaad · templadda · templdaa · templlada
  • templados ← etmplados · temlpados · temmplados · tempaldos · templaddos · templadoss · templadso · templaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "templada" for "templados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ẽmˈplað̞a] versus [t̪ẽmˈplað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "templada" or "templados" show up more?
"templada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,348 in our Spanish list, against #43,285 for "templados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "templada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "templados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "templada" and "templados" 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 #11,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list