Which to use
“vigilado” and “vigilan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,440
- “vigilado” frequency rank
- #30,299
- “vigilan” frequency rank
- 59739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilado | vigilan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de vigilar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilado and vigilan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vigilado 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.
Visual trap between vigilado and vigilan
A purely visual mix-up. vigilado ([bixiˈlað̞o]) and vigilan ([biˈxilãn]) 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 59739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigilado is recorded at frequency rank #29,440, classified as averb, pronounced [bixiˈlað̞o]. 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 59739, this pair ranks #61,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigilado vs vigilan
Shared letters: agilv. Private to "vigilado": do. Private to "vigilan": n.
"vigilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "vigilan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vigilado" for "vigilan" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vigilado" and "vigilan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilado" 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 #61,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilado" and "vigilan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba vs vigilan". 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 #61,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.