Which to use
“alcanzados” is an adjective and “alcanzaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,213
- “alcanzados” frequency rank
- #11,343
- “alcanzaron” frequency rank
- 32556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcanzados | alcanzaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de alcanzado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes alcanzados and alcanzaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alcanzados and alcanzaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alcanzados and alcanzaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alcanzados is [alkãnˈsað̞os] while alcanzaron is [alkãnˈsaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcanzados is recorded at frequency rank #21,213, classified as anadj, pronounced [alkãnˈsað̞os]. alcanzaron is at rank #11,343, tagged as averb, pronounced [alkãnˈsaɾõn].
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 32556, this pair ranks #201,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alcanzados vs alcanzaron
Shared letters: aclnoz. Private to "alcanzados": ds. Private to "alcanzaron": r.
"alcanzados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "alcanzaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcanzados ← aclanzados · alacnzados · alcanazdos · alcannzados · alcanzaddos · alcanzadoss · alcanzadso · alcanzaods
- alcanzaron ← aclanzaron · alacnzaron · alcanazron · alcannzaron · alcanzaorn · alcanzarno · alcanzaronn · alcanzarron
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "alcanzados" vs "alcanzaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alcanzados" and "alcanzaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcanzados" and "alcanzaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcanzados vs alcanzas". 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 #201,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.