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

#35,824
“vulnera” frequency rank
#48,145
“vulnerado” frequency rank
83969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vulnera vulnerado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vulnerar. Participio de vulnerar.

Where the eye mixes vulnera and vulnerado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
vulnera
9 ch
vulnerado

Why the eye confuses vulnera with vulnerado

A purely visual mix-up. vulnera ([bulˈneɾa]) and vulnerado ([bulneˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vulnera” sits inside “vulnerado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vulnera is recorded at frequency rank #35,824, classified as averb, pronounced [bulˈneɾa]. vulnerado is at rank #48,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [bulneˈɾað̞o].

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 83969, this pair ranks #7,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vulnera vs vulnerado

Shared letters: aelnruv. Private to "vulnera": -. Private to "vulnerado": do.

"vulnera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "vulnerado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vulnerabulnera · uvlnera · vlunera · vulenra · vullnera · vulnear · vulnerra · vulnnera
  • vulneradobulnerado · uvlnerado · vlunerado · vulenrado · vullnerado · vulneardo · vulneraddo · vulneraod

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vulnera" for "vulnerado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bulˈneɾa] versus [bulneˈɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vulnera" or "vulnerado"?
"vulnera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,824 in our Spanish list, against #48,145 for "vulnerado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vulnera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vulnerado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vulnera" and "vulnerado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vulnerado vs vulnerar". 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 #7,540 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