Which to use
“vigilada” is a participle and “vigilado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,450
- “vigilada” frequency rank
- #29,440
- “vigilado” frequency rank
- 61890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilada | vigilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de vigilado, participio de vigilar. | Participio de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilada and vigilado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vigilada and vigilado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vigilada with vigilado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vigilada is [bixiˈlað̞a] while vigilado is [bixiˈlað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “vigilada” becomes o in “vigilado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigilada is recorded at frequency rank #32,450, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bixiˈlað̞a]. 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 61890, this pair ranks #53,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigilada vs vigilado
Shared letters: adgilv. Private to "vigilada": -. Private to "vigilado": o.
"vigilada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "vigilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigilada" and "vigilado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vigilada" vs "vigilado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilada" 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 #53,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilada" and "vigilado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba vs vigilada". 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 #53,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.