capturan

[kapˈt̪uɾãn]

/[kapˈt̪uɾãn]/ verb

The verdict

“capturan” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,546
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capturar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-capturan · capturan · Spanish

capturan · rank #25,546 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,546
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cardiaco

Nearest frequency peer: cardiaco (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “capturan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “capturan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

capturan vs capture
75% similar
capturan vs capturar
88% similar
capturan vs capturaron
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for capturan
PropertyValue
Headwordcapturan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kapˈt̪uɾãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,546
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “capturan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).capturancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cardiaco” (#25,547), “capillas” (#25,544), “caricia” (#25,548). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “capturan” va en #25,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around capturan (IPA [kapˈt̪uɾãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,546 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capturar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for capturan, with forms such as "acpturan", "cappturan", and "captruan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "capture", "capturar", "capturaron", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is capturan, spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capturar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acpturan
  • cappturan
  • captruan
  • captturan
  • captuarn
  • capturann
  • capturna
  • capturran
  • caputran
  • catpuran
  • ccapturan
  • cpaturan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of capturan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acpturan2cappturan1captruan2captturan1captuarn2capturann1capturna2capturran1
Edit distance from "capturan"

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 "capturan"?
"capturan" is spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kapˈt̪uɾãn].
What does "capturan" mean?
As a verb, "capturan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de capturar.
What words are commonly confused with "capturan"?
"capturan" is commonly confused with "capture", "capturar", "capturaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capturan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capturan" is [kapˈt̪uɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capturan" come from?
"capturan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list