Comparados

Comparados is the plural form of comparado, the past participle of the Spanish verb comparar. It generally means “that has been compared” and functions as an adjective in phrases such as datos comparados or resultados comparados. In everyday Spanish, comparados is more commonly found in compound expressions describing items that have undergone a comparison. As a standalone noun, it is not a common entry in standard dictionaries, but it appears in linguistic and methodological discussions to denote the elements that undergo comparison.

In linguistic analysis, comparados can refer to the terms or objects that participate in a comparative construction. The comparison is established between these elements, with a comparative expression or adjective providing the relational meaning. For example, in a sentence like “María es mayor que Ana,” María y Ana are the comparados, and mayor is the comparative attribute linking them. In research or data reporting, phrases such as “muestras comparadas” or “datos comparados” indicate that those items have been subjected to a comparison.

Origin and usage notes: comparado derives from Latin comparare, meaning to compare. The masculine plural form is comparados, with feminine comparadas as the counterpart. In contemporary Spanish, the term is primarily employed in formal or technical contexts to describe the objects of comparison, rather than as a common everyday noun.

See also: Spanish grammar, comparative constructions, past participle usage.