captador

[kapt̪aˈð̞oɾ]

/[kapt̪aˈð̞oɾ]/ adj

The verdict

“captador” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,040 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,040
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que capta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-captador · captador · Spanish

captador · rank #77,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,040
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Capello

Nearest frequency peer: Capello (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “captador”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “captador” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for captador
PropertyValue
Headwordcaptador
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kapt̪aˈð̞oɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “captador” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).captadorcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Capello” (#77,039), “carburantes” (#77,041), “capela” (#77,038). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “captador” va en #77,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

captador is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,040 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kapt̪aˈð̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que capta.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for captador, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is captador, spelled C-A-P-T-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que capta.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "captador"?
"captador" is spelled C-A-P-T-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kapt̪aˈð̞oɾ].
What does "captador" mean?
As an adjective, "captador" means: Que capta.
How do you pronounce "captador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "captador" is [kapt̪aˈð̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "captador" come from?
"captador" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "captador", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list