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“asaltado” and “asaltaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,099
“asaltado” frequency rank
#22,578
“asaltaron” frequency rank
49677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asaltado asaltaron
Definition Participio de asaltar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asaltar.

Where the eye mixes asaltado and asaltaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asaltado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against asaltaron's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
asaltado
9 ch
asaltaron

Look-alike desk: asaltado vs asaltaron

A purely visual mix-up. asaltado ([asal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and asaltaron ([asal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asaltado is recorded at frequency rank #27,099, classified as averb, pronounced [asal̪ˈt̪að̞o]. asaltaron is at rank #22,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [asal̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 49677, this pair ranks #107,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asaltado vs asaltaron

Shared letters: alost. Private to "asaltado": d. Private to "asaltaron": nr.

"asaltado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "asaltaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asaltadoaasltado · asalatdo · asalltado · asaltaddo · asaltaod · asaltdao · asalttado · asatlado
  • asaltaronaasltaron · asalatron · asalltaron · asaltaorn · asaltarno · asaltaronn · asaltarron · asaltraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asaltado" for "asaltaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([asal̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [asal̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asaltado" vs "asaltaron" - which ranks higher?
"asaltaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,578 in our Spanish list, against #27,099 for "asaltado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asaltado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asaltaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asaltado" and "asaltaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asaltado vs asfaltado". 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 #107,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list