Which to use
“terminados” is a participle and “terminando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,210
- “terminados” frequency rank
- #7,794
- “terminando” frequency rank
- 30004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminados | terminando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. | Gerundio de terminar. |
Where the eye mixes terminados and terminando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses terminados with terminando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: terminados is [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞os] while terminando is [t̪eɾmiˈnãn̪d̪o]. 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 30004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminados is recorded at frequency rank #22,210, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞os]. terminando is at rank #7,794, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnãn̪d̪o].
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 30004, this pair ranks #214,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terminados vs terminando
Shared letters: adeimnort. Private to "terminados": s. Private to "terminando": -.
"terminados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "terminando" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminados ← etrminados · temrinados · terimnados · termiandos · terminaddos · terminadoss · terminadso · terminaods
- terminando ← etrminando · temrinando · terimnando · termianndo · terminadno · terminanddo · terminanndo · terminanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "terminados" and "terminando" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "terminados" vs "terminando" - which ranks higher?
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 "terminados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminados" and "terminando" 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 #214,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.