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“vigilaba” and “vigilado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,273
- “vigilaba” frequency rank
- #29,440
- “vigilado” frequency rank
- 75713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilaba | vigilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de vigilar. | Participio de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilaba and vigilado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vigilaba vs vigilado
A purely visual mix-up. vigilaba ([bixiˈlaβ̞a]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigilaba is recorded at frequency rank #46,273, classified as averb, pronounced [bixiˈlaβ̞a]. 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 75713, this pair ranks #19,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigilaba vs vigilado
Shared letters: agilv. Private to "vigilaba": b. Private to "vigilado": do.
"vigilaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "vigilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigilaba" and "vigilado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vigilaba" or "vigilado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vigilaba" and "vigilado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilaba" 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 #19,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilaba" and "vigilado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba vs violaba". 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 #19,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.