Which to use
“vigilada” and “violada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,450
- “vigilada” frequency rank
- #14,737
- “violada” frequency rank
- 47187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilada | violada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de vigilado, participio de vigilar. | Forma del femenino de violado, participio de violar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilada and violada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vigilada with violada
A purely visual mix-up. vigilada ([bixiˈlað̞a]) and violada ([bjoˈlað̞a]) 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 47187, 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]. violada is at rank #14,737, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bjoˈlað̞a].
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 47187, this pair ranks #121,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigilada vs violada
Shared letters: adilv. Private to "vigilada": g. Private to "violada": o.
"vigilada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "violada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigilada" and "violada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vigilada" or "violada" show up more?
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 "violada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilada" and "violada" 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 #121,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.