Which to use
“vigilado” and “vigilando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,440
- “vigilado” frequency rank
- #18,716
- “vigilando” frequency rank
- 48156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilado | vigilando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de vigilar. | Gerundio de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilado and vigilando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vigilado vs vigilando
A purely visual mix-up. vigilado ([bixiˈlað̞o]) and vigilando ([bixiˈlãn̪d̪o]) 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 48156, 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]. vigilando is at rank #18,716, tagged as averb, pronounced [bixiˈlãn̪d̪o].
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 48156, this pair ranks #116,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigilado vs vigilando
Shared letters: adgilov. Private to "vigilado": -. Private to "vigilando": n.
"vigilado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "vigilando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigilado" and "vigilando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vigilado" vs "vigilando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vigilado" and "vigilando" 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 "vigilando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilado" and "vigilando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba vs vigilado". 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 #116,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.