Which to use
“cantado” is an adjective and “captada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,033
- “cantado” frequency rank
- #40,691
- “captada” frequency rank
- 55724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cantado | captada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho del sufragio: que no es secreto. | Forma del femenino de captado, participio de captar. |
Where the eye mixes cantado and captada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cantado and captada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cantado is [kãn̪ˈt̪að̞o] while captada is [kapˈt̪að̞a]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cantado is recorded at frequency rank #15,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [kãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. 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 55724, this pair ranks #77,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cantado vs captada
Shared letters: acdt. Private to "cantado": no. Private to "captada": p.
"cantado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "captada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cantado" and "captada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cantado" vs "captada" - which ranks higher?
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 "cantado" 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 #77,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cantado" 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 #77,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.