Which to use
“terminado” is a verb and “terminados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,908
- “terminado” frequency rank
- #22,210
- “terminados” frequency rank
- 25118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminado | terminados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de terminar o de terminarse. | Forma del plural de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. |
Where the eye mixes terminado and terminados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. terminado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against terminados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses terminado with terminados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: terminado is [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞o] while terminados is [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “terminado” sits inside “terminados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminado is recorded at frequency rank #2,908, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞o]. terminados is at rank #22,210, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞os].
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 25118, this pair ranks #237,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terminado vs terminados
Shared letters: adeimnort. Private to "terminado": -. Private to "terminados": s.
"terminado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "terminados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminado ← etrminado · temrinado · terimnado · termiando · terminaddo · terminaod · termindao · terminnado
- terminados ← etrminados · temrinados · terimnados · termiandos · terminaddos · terminadoss · terminadso · terminaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terminado" for "terminados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "terminado" or "terminados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terminado" and "terminados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminado" and "terminados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminados vs terminemos". 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 #237,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.