vinculadosvsvínculosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#8,741
“vinculados” frequency rank
#6,848
“vínculos” frequency rank
15589
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vinculados and vínculos apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
vinculados
8 ch
vínculos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vinculados is [bĩŋkuˈlað̞os] while vínculos is [ˈbĩŋkulos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vinculados is recorded at frequency rank #8,741, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bĩŋkuˈlað̞os]. vínculos is at rank #6,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbĩŋkulos].

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 15589, this pair ranks #279,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vinculados vs vínculos

Shared letters: clnosuv. Private to "vinculados": adi. Private to "vínculos": í.

"vinculados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "vínculos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vinculadosbinculados · ivnculados · vicnulados · vincculados · vincluados · vincualdos · vinculaddos · vinculadoss

Frequency comparison

vinculados#8,741
vínculos#6,848

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vinculados" and "vínculos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vinculados" is a participle and "vínculos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vinculados" or "vínculos"?
"vínculos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,848 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 vinculados vs vínculos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “vinculados”; for a noun, it's “vínculos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vinculados” 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