Which to use
“variado” is a verb and “variados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,277
- “variado” frequency rank
- #10,591
- “variados” frequency rank
- 22868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variado | variados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de variar. | Forma del plural de variado, participio de variar. |
Where the eye mixes variado and variados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: variado vs variados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: variado is [baˈɾjað̞o] while variados is [baˈɾjað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “variado” sits inside “variados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variado is recorded at frequency rank #12,277, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈɾjað̞o]. 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 22868, this pair ranks #248,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of variado vs variados
Shared letters: adiorv. Private to "variado": -. Private to "variados": s.
"variado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "variados" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variado" for "variados" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "variado" 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 #248,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variado" and "variados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "validado vs variado". 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 #248,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.