Which to use
“bautizar” and “bautizaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,526
- “bautizar” frequency rank
- #45,158
- “bautizaron” frequency rank
- 83684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bautizar | bautizaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Iniciar al neófito en algunas iglesias cristianas, sumergiéndolo o lavándolo con agua sacramental. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bautizar. |
Where the eye mixes bautizar and bautizaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bautizar runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against bautizaron's 10 (CVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bautizar and bautizaron
A purely visual mix-up. bautizar ([bawt̪iˈsaɾ]) and bautizaron ([bawt̪iˈsaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bautizar” sits inside “bautizaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bautizar is recorded at frequency rank #38,526, classified as averb, pronounced [bawt̪iˈsaɾ]. bautizaron is at rank #45,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [bawt̪iˈsaɾõn].
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 83684, this pair ranks #7,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bautizar vs bautizaron
Shared letters: abirtuz. Private to "bautizar": -. Private to "bautizaron": no.
"bautizar" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "bautizaron" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bautizar ← abutizar · batuizar · bauitzar · bautiazr · bautizarr · bautizra · bautizzar · bauttizar
- bautizaron ← abutizaron · batuizaron · bauitzaron · bautiazron · bautizaorn · bautizarno · bautizaronn · bautizarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bautizar" and "bautizaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bautizar" or "bautizaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bautizar" and "bautizaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bautizar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bautizaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bautizar" and "bautizaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baltazar vs bautizar". 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 #7,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.