Which to use
“terminadas” is a participle and “terminarán” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,614
- “terminadas” frequency rank
- #25,839
- “terminarán” frequency rank
- 49453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminadas | terminarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de terminar o de terminarse. |
Where the eye mixes terminadas and terminarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses terminadas with terminarán
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: terminadas is [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞as] while terminarán is [t̪eɾminaˈɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminadas is recorded at frequency rank #23,614, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞as]. terminarán is at rank #25,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾminaˈɾãn].
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 49453, this pair ranks #108,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terminadas vs terminarán
Shared letters: aeimnrt. Private to "terminadas": ds. Private to "terminarán": á.
"terminadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "terminarán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminadas ← etrminadas · temrinadas · terimnadas · termiandas · terminaads · terminadass · terminaddas · terminadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terminadas" for "terminarán" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "terminadas" or "terminarán" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminadas" and "terminarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminarán vs terminarse". 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 #108,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.