Which to use
“vigilada” is a participle and “vigilan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,450
- “vigilada” frequency rank
- #30,299
- “vigilan” frequency rank
- 62749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilada | vigilan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de vigilado, participio de vigilar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilada and vigilan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vigilada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against vigilan's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vigilada vs vigilan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vigilada is [bixiˈlað̞a] while vigilan is [biˈxilãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62749, 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]. vigilan is at rank #30,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈxilãn].
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 62749, this pair ranks #50,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigilada vs vigilan
Shared letters: agilv. Private to "vigilada": d. Private to "vigilan": n.
"vigilada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "vigilan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vigilada" for "vigilan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vigilada" vs "vigilan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "vigilan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilada" and "vigilan" 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 #50,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.