capturar

/[kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,351

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

capturar is aSpanishverb. It means: Atrapar, coger, enganchar. Pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]. It ranks #8,351 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with capture and capturaron.

Key facts for capturar
PropertyValue
Headwordcapturar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,351
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for capturar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,351 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Atrapar, coger, enganchar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for capturar, with forms such as "acpturar", "cappturar", and "captruar". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "capture", "capturaron", "captar", 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 capturar, spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atrapar, coger, enganchar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acpturar,cappturar,captruar,captturar,captuarr,capturarr,capturrar,caputrar,catpurar,ccapturar,cpaturar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for capturar

Misspelling Variants of "capturar"

acpturar8cappturar9captruar8captturar9captuarr8capturarr9capturrar9caputrar8
Misspelling Variants of "capturar"

Frequency rank: #8,351 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "capturar"?
"capturar" is spelled C-A-P-T-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ].
What does "capturar" mean?
As a verb, "capturar" means: Atrapar, coger, enganchar.
What words are commonly confused with "capturar"?
"capturar" is commonly confused with "capture", "capturaron", "captar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "capturar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capturar" is [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capturar" come from?
"capturar" 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.