Which to use
“variadas” and “variados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,777
- “variadas” frequency rank
- #10,591
- “variados” frequency rank
- 21368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variadas | variados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de variado, participio de variar. | Forma del plural de variado, participio de variar. |
Where the eye mixes variadas and variados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses variadas with variados
A purely visual mix-up. variadas ([baˈɾjað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “variadas” becomes o in “variados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variadas is recorded at frequency rank #10,777, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈɾjað̞as]. 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 21368, this pair ranks #255,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variadas vs variados
Shared letters: adirsv. Private to "variadas": -. Private to "variados": o.
"variadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "variados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "variadas" and "variados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "variadas" or "variados" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "variadas" 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 #255,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variadas" and "variados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "varado vs variados". 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 #255,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.