Which to use
“terminada” and “terminadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,374
- “terminada” frequency rank
- #23,614
- “terminadas” frequency rank
- 32988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminada | terminadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. | Forma del femenino plural de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. |
Where the eye mixes terminada and terminadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between terminada and terminadas
A purely visual mix-up. terminada ([t̪eɾmiˈnað̞a]) and terminadas ([t̪eɾmiˈnað̞as]) 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) - “terminada” sits inside “terminadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminada is recorded at frequency rank #9,374, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞a]. terminadas is at rank #23,614, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞as].
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 32988, this pair ranks #199,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terminada vs terminadas
Shared letters: adeimnrt. Private to "terminada": -. Private to "terminadas": s.
"terminada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "terminadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminada ← etrminada · temrinada · terimnada · termianda · terminaad · terminadda · termindaa · terminnada
- terminadas ← etrminadas · temrinadas · terimnadas · termiandas · terminaads · terminadass · terminaddas · terminadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "terminada" and "terminadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "terminada" or "terminadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminada" and "terminadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminaban vs terminadas". 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 #199,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.