Which to use
“visado” and “visados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,544
- “visado” frequency rank
- #39,015
- “visados” frequency rank
- 59559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visado | visados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Documento que una autoridad adjunta a los pasaportes para indicar su validez y autorizar la entrada a un país (y, en algunos casos, la salida de él). | Forma del plural de visado. |
Where the eye mixes visado and visados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. visado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against visados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: visado vs visados
A purely visual mix-up. visado ([biˈsað̞o]) and visados ([biˈsað̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “visado” sits inside “visados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visado is recorded at frequency rank #20,544, classified as anoun, pronounced [biˈsað̞o]. visados is at rank #39,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biˈsað̞os].
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 59559, this pair ranks #62,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visado vs visados
Shared letters: adiosv. Private to "visado": -. Private to "visados": -.
"visado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "visados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "visado" and "visados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "visado" or "visados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "visado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visado" and "visados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visados vs visos". 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 #62,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.