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Which to use

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

#4,664
“ubicada” frequency rank
#12,069
“ubicadas” frequency rank
16733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ubicada ubicadas
Definition Forma del femenino de ubicado. Forma del femenino plural de ubicado.

Where the eye mixes ubicada and ubicadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ubicada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against ubicadas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
ubicada
8 ch
ubicadas

Why the eye confuses ubicada with ubicadas

A purely visual mix-up. ubicada ([uβ̞iˈkað̞a]) and ubicadas ([uβ̞iˈkað̞as]) 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) - “ubicada” sits inside “ubicadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ubicada is recorded at frequency rank #4,664, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [uβ̞iˈkað̞a]. ubicadas is at rank #12,069, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [uβ̞iˈkað̞as].

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 16733, this pair ranks #274,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ubicada vs ubicadas

Shared letters: abcdiu. Private to "ubicada": -. Private to "ubicadas": s.

"ubicada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "ubicadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ubicada ← buicada · ubbicada · ubciada · ubiacda · ubicaad · ubicadda · ubiccada · ubicdaa
  • ubicadas ← buicadas · ubbicadas · ubciadas · ubiacdas · ubicaads · ubicadass · ubicaddas · ubicadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ubicada" and "ubicadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([uβ̞iˈkað̞a] versus [uβ̞iˈkað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ubicada" or "ubicadas" show up more?
"ubicada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,664 in our Spanish list, against #12,069 for "ubicadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "ubicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ubicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ubicada" and "ubicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ubicaba vs ubicadas". 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 #274,980 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