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“triunfa” and “triunfado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,859
“triunfa” frequency rank
#30,290
“triunfado” frequency rank
52149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature triunfa triunfado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de triunfar. Participio de triunfar.

Where the eye mixes triunfa and triunfado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. triunfa runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against triunfado's 9 (CCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
triunfa
9 ch
triunfado

Why the eye confuses triunfa with triunfado

A purely visual mix-up. triunfa ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa]) and triunfado ([t̪ɾjũɱˈfað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “triunfa” sits inside “triunfado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

triunfa is recorded at frequency rank #21,859, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa]. triunfado is at rank #30,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾjũɱˈfað̞o].

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 52149, this pair ranks #94,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of triunfa vs triunfado

Shared letters: afinrtu. Private to "triunfa": -. Private to "triunfado": do.

"triunfa" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV  ·  "triunfado" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • triunfa ← rtiunfa · tirunfa · trinufa · triufna · triunaf · triunffa · triunnfa · trriunfa
  • triunfado ← rtiunfado · tirunfado · trinufado · triufnado · triunafdo · triunfaddo · triunfaod · triunfdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "triunfa" and "triunfado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa] versus [t̪ɾjũɱˈfað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "triunfa" or "triunfado"?
"triunfa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,859 in our Spanish list, against #30,290 for "triunfado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "triunfa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "triunfado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "triunfa" and "triunfado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triunfado vs triunfando". 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 #94,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list