Which to use
“aclarado” is an adjective and “aclarar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,136
- “aclarado” frequency rank
- #4,847
- “aclarar” frequency rank
- 22983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclarado | aclarar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sometido a un procedimiento que hace más claro su color. | Quitar lo que ofusca la claridad o trasparencia de alguna cosa. |
Where the eye mixes aclarado and aclarar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aclarado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against aclarar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aclarado vs aclarar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aclarado is [aklaˈɾað̞o] while aclarar is [aklaˈɾaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclarado is recorded at frequency rank #18,136, classified as anadj, pronounced [aklaˈɾað̞o]. aclarar is at rank #4,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [aklaˈɾaɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22983, this pair ranks #247,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aclarado vs aclarar
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "aclarado": do. Private to "aclarar": -.
"aclarado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "aclarar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aclarado" and "aclarar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aclarado" vs "aclarar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aclarado" and "aclarar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclarado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aclarar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclarado" and "aclarar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aclarado vs alarmado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #247,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.