templadovstempladosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: templado is a adjective, templados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“templado” is an adjective and “templados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,832
“templado” frequency rank
#43,285
“templados” frequency rank
61117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature templado templados
Definition Que posee una temperatura moderada, sin estar frío ni caliente. Forma del plural de templado, adjetivo y también participio de templar o de templarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set templado and templados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
templado
9 ch
templados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: templado is [t̪ẽmˈplað̞o] while templados is [t̪ẽmˈplað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “templado” sits inside “templados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

templado is recorded at frequency rank #17,832, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ẽmˈplað̞o]. 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 61117, this pair ranks #56,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of templado vs templados

Shared letters: adelmopt. Private to "templado": -. Private to "templados": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • templadoetmplado · temlpado · temmplado · tempaldo · templaddo · templaod · templdao · templlado
  • templadosetmplados · temlpados · temmplados · tempaldos · templaddos · templadoss · templadso · templaods

Frequency comparison

templado#17,832
templados#43,285

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "templado" and "templados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "templado" is an adjective and "templados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "templado" or "templados"?
"templado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,832 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.

Remembering templado vs templados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “templado”; for a participle, it's “templados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “templado” 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