vinculadovsvinculadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vinculado is a verb, vinculados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vinculado” is a verb and “vinculados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,453
“vinculado” frequency rank
#8,741
“vinculados” frequency rank
17194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vinculado vinculados
Definition Participio de vincular. Forma del plural de vinculado, participio de vincular o de vincularse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vinculado and vinculados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
vinculado
10 ch
vinculados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vinculado is [bĩŋkuˈlað̞o] while vinculados is [bĩŋkuˈlað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vinculado” sits inside “vinculados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vinculado is recorded at frequency rank #8,453, classified as averb, pronounced [bĩŋkuˈlað̞o]. vinculados is at rank #8,741, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [bĩŋkuˈlað̞os].

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 17194, this pair ranks #273,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vinculado vs vinculados

Shared letters: acdilnouv. Private to "vinculado": -. Private to "vinculados": s.

"vinculado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "vinculados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vinculadobinculado · ivnculado · vicnulado · vincculado · vincluado · vincualdo · vinculaddo · vinculaod
  • vinculadosbinculados · ivnculados · vicnulados · vincculados · vincluados · vincualdos · vinculaddos · vinculadoss

Frequency comparison

vinculado#8,453
vinculados#8,741

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vinculado" and "vinculados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vinculado" is a verb and "vinculados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vinculado" or "vinculados"?
"vinculado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,453 in our Spanish list, against #8,741 for "vinculados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vinculado vs vinculados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vinculado”; for a participle, it's “vinculados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vinculado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list