Which to use
“vigilados” is a participle and “vigilando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,874
- “vigilados” frequency rank
- #18,716
- “vigilando” frequency rank
- 55590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigilados | vigilando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vigilado, participio de vigilar. | Gerundio de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigilados and vigilando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vigilados (CVCVCVCVC) and vigilando (CVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vigilados and vigilando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vigilados is [bixiˈlað̞os] while vigilando is [bixiˈlãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigilados is recorded at frequency rank #36,874, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bixiˈlað̞os]. 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 55590, this pair ranks #78,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigilados vs vigilando
Shared letters: adgilov. Private to "vigilados": s. Private to "vigilando": n.
"vigilados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "vigilando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vigilados" for "vigilando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vigilados" or "vigilando" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilados" 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 #78,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigilados" and "vigilando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilados vs violados". 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 #78,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.