Which to use
“vigilada” and “vigilados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,450
- “vigilada” frequency rank
- #36,874
- “vigilados” frequency rank
- 69324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilada | vigilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de vigilado, participio de vigilar. | Forma del plural de vigilado, participio de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilada and vigilados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vigilada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against vigilados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vigilada and vigilados
A purely visual mix-up. vigilada ([bixiˈlað̞a]) and vigilados ([bixiˈlað̞os]) 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 69324, 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]. vigilados is at rank #36,874, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bixiˈlað̞os].
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 69324, this pair ranks #32,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigilada vs vigilados
Shared letters: adgilv. Private to "vigilada": -. Private to "vigilados": os.
"vigilada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "vigilados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigilada" and "vigilados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vigilada" vs "vigilados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vigilada" and "vigilados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilada" and "vigilados" 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 #32,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.