verificadavsverificadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verificada” and “verificados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,859
“verificada” frequency rank
#39,519
“verificados” frequency rank
65378
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verificada verificados
Definition Forma del femenino de verificado, participio de verificar. Forma del plural de verificado, participio de verificar.

Where the eye mixes verificada and verificados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verificada runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against verificados's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
verificada
11 ch
verificados

Why the eye confuses verificada with verificados

A purely visual mix-up. verificada ([beɾifiˈkað̞a]) and verificados ([beɾifiˈkað̞os]) 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 65378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verificada is recorded at frequency rank #25,859, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [beɾifiˈkað̞a]. verificados is at rank #39,519, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [beɾifiˈkað̞os].

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 65378, this pair ranks #42,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verificada vs verificados

Shared letters: acdefirv. Private to "verificada": -. Private to "verificados": os.

"verificada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV  ·  "verificados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verificada ← berificada · evrificada · veirficada · verfiicada · verifciada · verifficada · verifiacda · verificaad
  • verificados ← berificados · evrificados · veirficados · verfiicados · verifciados · verifficados · verifiacdos · verificaddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verificada" and "verificados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([beɾifiˈkað̞a] versus [beɾifiˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verificada" vs "verificados" - which ranks higher?
"verificada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,859 in our Spanish list, against #39,519 for "verificados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verificada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verificados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verificada" and "verificados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verificadas vs verificados". 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 #42,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list