Which to use
“variada” and “variadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,504
- “variada” frequency rank
- #10,777
- “variadas” frequency rank
- 23281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variada | variadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de variado, participio de variar. | Forma del femenino plural de variado, participio de variar. |
Where the eye mixes variada and variadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between variada and variadas
A purely visual mix-up. variada ([baˈɾjað̞a]) and variadas ([baˈɾjað̞as]) 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) - “variada” sits inside “variadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variada is recorded at frequency rank #12,504, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈɾjað̞a]. variadas is at rank #10,777, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈɾjað̞as].
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 23281, this pair ranks #246,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variada vs variadas
Shared letters: adirv. Private to "variada": -. Private to "variadas": s.
"variada" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "variadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variada" for "variadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "variada" vs "variadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "variada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variada" and "variadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "variada vs varianza". 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 #246,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.