uniformadovsuniformadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: uniformado is a adjective, uniformados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“uniformado” is an adjective and “uniformados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,198
“uniformado” frequency rank
#20,852
“uniformados” frequency rank
63050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature uniformado uniformados
Definition Que lleva uniforme. Forma del plural de uniformado, participio de uniformar o de uniformarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set uniformado and uniformados apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
uniformado
11 ch
uniformados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uniformado is [unifoɾˈmað̞o] while uniformados is [unifoɾˈmað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “uniformado” sits inside “uniformados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

uniformado is recorded at frequency rank #42,198, classified as anadj, pronounced [unifoɾˈmað̞o]. uniformados is at rank #20,852, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [unifoɾˈmað̞os].

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 63050, this pair ranks #50,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of uniformado vs uniformados

Shared letters: adfimnoru. Private to "uniformado": -. Private to "uniformados": s.

"uniformado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCV  ·  "uniformados" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • uniformadonuiformado · uinformado · unfiormado · unifformado · unifomrado · uniforamdo · uniformaddo · uniformaod
  • uniformadosnuiformados · uinformados · unfiormados · unifformados · unifomrados · uniforamdos · uniformaddos · uniformadoss

Frequency comparison

uniformado#42,198
uniformados#20,852

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "uniformado" and "uniformados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "uniformado" is an adjective and "uniformados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "uniformado" or "uniformados"?
"uniformados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,852 in our Spanish list, against #42,198 for "uniformado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering uniformado vs uniformados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “uniformado”; for a participle, it's “uniformados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “uniformado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list