captar

/[kapˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,770

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

captar is aSpanishverb. It means: Percibir algo a través de los sentidos. Pronounced [kapˈt̪aɾ]. It ranks #8,770 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cata and carta.

Key facts for captar
PropertyValue
Headwordcaptar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kapˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,770
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of captar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for captar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,770 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for captar, with forms such as "acptar", "capatr", and "capptar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cata", "carta", "citar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is captar, spelled C-A-P-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Percibir algo a través de los sentidos.
  2. 2
    Entender, comprender.
  3. 3
    Recolectar el agua que proviene del manantial.
  4. 4
    Ganarse el aprecio de alguien.
  5. 5
    Absorber un átomo una partícula.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acptar,capatr,capptar,captarr,captra,capttar,catpar,ccaptar,cpatar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for captar

Misspelling Variants of "captar"

acptar6capatr6capptar7captarr7captra6capttar7catpar6ccaptar7
Misspelling Variants of "captar"

Frequency rank: #8,770 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "captar"?
"captar" is spelled C-A-P-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kapˈt̪aɾ].
What does "captar" mean?
As a verb, "captar" means: Percibir algo a través de los sentidos.
What words are commonly confused with "captar"?
"captar" is commonly confused with "cata", "carta", "citar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "captar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "captar" is [kapˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "captar" come from?
"captar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.