Which to use
“vigila” and “vigilado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,597
- “vigila” frequency rank
- #29,440
- “vigilado” frequency rank
- 49037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigila | vigilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vigilar. | Participio de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigila and vigilado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vigila runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against vigilado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vigila and vigilado
A purely visual mix-up. vigila ([biˈxila]) and vigilado ([bixiˈlað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vigila” sits inside “vigilado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigila is recorded at frequency rank #19,597, classified as averb, pronounced [biˈxila]. vigilado is at rank #29,440, tagged as averb, pronounced [bixiˈlað̞o].
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 49037, this pair ranks #111,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigila vs vigilado
Shared letters: agilv. Private to "vigila": -. Private to "vigilado": do.
"vigila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vigilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigila" and "vigilado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vigila" or "vigilado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vigila" and "vigilado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigila" and "vigilado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba vs vigilado". 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 #111,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.