violadavsvotadaTell them apart

Which to use

“violada” and “votada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,737
“violada” frequency rank
#22,234
“votada” frequency rank
36971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature violada votada
Definition Forma del femenino de violado, participio de violar. Forma del femenino de votado, participio de votar.

Where the eye mixes violada and votada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. violada runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against votada's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
violada
6 ch
votada

Why the eye confuses violada with votada

A purely visual mix-up. violada ([bjoˈlað̞a]) and votada ([boˈt̪að̞a]) 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 36971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

violada is recorded at frequency rank #14,737, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bjoˈlað̞a]. votada is at rank #22,234, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [boˈt̪að̞a].

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 36971, this pair ranks #177,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of violada vs votada

Shared letters: adov. Private to "violada": il. Private to "votada": t.

"violada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "votada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • violada ← biolada · ivolada · viloada · vioalda · violaad · violadda · violdaa · viollada
  • votada ← botada · ovtada · voatda · votaad · votadda · votdaa · vottada · vtoada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "violada" and "votada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bjoˈlað̞a] versus [boˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "violada" or "votada" show up more?
"violada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,737 in our Spanish list, against #22,234 for "votada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "violada" and "votada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "violada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "violada" and "votada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votada". 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 #177,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list