Which to use
“vaciado” is a noun and “vaciar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,875
- “vaciado” frequency rank
- #22,894
- “vaciar” frequency rank
- 52769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaciado | vaciar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El rehundido ó fondo que queda en el neto del pedestal despues de la faja y moldura que le guarnece: y generalmente todo requadro rehundido, sea en pilastra, pared, etc. se llama vaciado. | Retirar el interior o contenido de algo. |
Where the eye mixes vaciado and vaciar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vaciado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against vaciar's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vaciado with vaciar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vaciado is [baˈsjað̞o] while vaciar is [baˈsjaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaciado is recorded at frequency rank #29,875, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈsjað̞o]. vaciar is at rank #22,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈsjaɾ].
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 52769, this pair ranks #91,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaciado vs vaciar
Shared letters: aciv. Private to "vaciado": do. Private to "vaciar": r.
"vaciado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "vaciar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vaciado" and "vaciar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vaciado" or "vaciar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaciado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaciar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaciado" and "vaciar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaciado vs vacunado". 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 #91,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.