Which to use
“cantada” and “captada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,133
- “cantada” frequency rank
- #40,691
- “captada” frequency rank
- 67824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cantada | captada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cantado, participio de cantar. | Forma del femenino de captado, participio de captar. |
Where the eye mixes cantada and captada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cantada vs captada
A purely visual mix-up. cantada ([kãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and captada ([kapˈt̪að̞a]) 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 a single letter - n in “cantada” becomes p in “captada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cantada is recorded at frequency rank #27,133, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. captada is at rank #40,691, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞a].
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 67824, this pair ranks #36,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cantada vs captada
Shared letters: acdt. Private to "cantada": n. Private to "captada": p.
"cantada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "captada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cantada" for "captada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cantada" or "captada"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cantada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cantada" and "captada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captada vs carnada". 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 #36,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.