vérticesvsvertidasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: vértices is a noun, vertidas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vértices” is a noun and “vertidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,453
“vértices” frequency rank
#36,872
“vertidas” frequency rank
75325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vértices vertidas
Definition Forma del plural de vértice. Forma del femenino plural de vertido, participio de verter.

Where the eye mixes vértices and vertidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
vértices
8 ch
vertidas

Why the eye confuses vértices with vertidas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vértices is [ˈbeɾt̪ises] while vertidas is [beɾˈt̪ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vértices is recorded at frequency rank #38,453, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeɾt̪ises]. vertidas is at rank #36,872, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [beɾˈt̪ið̞as].

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 75325, this pair ranks #19,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vértices vs vertidas

Shared letters: eirstv. Private to "vértices": . Private to "vertidas": ad.

"vértices" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "vertidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vertidasbertidas · evrtidas · veritdas · verrtidas · vertdias · vertiads · vertidass · vertiddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vértices" for "vertidas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vértices" is a noun and "vertidas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vértices" vs "vertidas" - which ranks higher?
"vertidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,872 in our Spanish list, against #38,453 for "vértices". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "vértices" and "vertidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vértices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vertidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vértices" and "vertidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veritas vs vertidas". 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 #19,776 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