Which to use
“visitaba” and “visitado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,232
- “visitaba” frequency rank
- #8,602
- “visitado” frequency rank
- 30834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visitaba | visitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de visitar. | Participio de visitar. |
Where the eye mixes visitaba and visitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses visitaba with visitado
A purely visual mix-up. visitaba ([bisiˈt̪aβ̞a]) and visitado ([bisiˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visitaba is recorded at frequency rank #22,232, classified as averb, pronounced [bisiˈt̪aβ̞a]. visitado is at rank #8,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [bisiˈt̪að̞o].
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 30834, this pair ranks #210,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of visitaba vs visitado
Shared letters: aistv. Private to "visitaba": b. Private to "visitado": do.
"visitaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "visitado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "visitaba" and "visitado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "visitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visitaba" and "visitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba vs visitaba". 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 #210,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.