Which to use
“variada” and “variados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,504
- “variada” frequency rank
- #10,591
- “variados” frequency rank
- 23095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variada | variados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de variado, participio de variar. | Forma del plural de variado, participio de variar. |
Where the eye mixes variada and variados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between variada and variados
A purely visual mix-up. variada ([baˈɾjað̞a]) and variados ([baˈɾjað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23095, 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]. variados is at rank #10,591, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈɾjað̞os].
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 23095, this pair ranks #247,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variada vs variados
Shared letters: adirv. Private to "variada": -. Private to "variados": os.
"variada" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "variados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "variada" and "variados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "variada" vs "variados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "variada" and "variados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "variada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variada" and "variados" 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 #247,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.