Which to use
“capacitado” is a verb and “capacitados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,780
- “capacitado” frequency rank
- #18,472
- “capacitados” frequency rank
- 35252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capacitado | capacitados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de capacitar o de capacitarse. | Forma del plural de capacitado, participio de capacitar o de capacitarse. |
Where the eye mixes capacitado and capacitados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capacitado and capacitados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: capacitado is [kapasiˈt̪að̞o] while capacitados is [kapasiˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “capacitado” sits inside “capacitados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capacitado is recorded at frequency rank #16,780, classified as averb, pronounced [kapasiˈt̪að̞o]. capacitados is at rank #18,472, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kapasiˈt̪að̞os].
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 35252, this pair ranks #187,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capacitado vs capacitados
Shared letters: acdiopt. Private to "capacitado": -. Private to "capacitados": s.
"capacitado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "capacitados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- capacitado ← acpacitado · caapcitado · capaccitado · capaciatdo · capacitaddo · capacitaod · capacitdao · capacittado
- capacitados ← acpacitados · caapcitados · capaccitados · capaciatdos · capacitaddos · capacitadoss · capacitadso · capacitaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capacitado" and "capacitados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "capacitado" or "capacitados"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capacitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capacitados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capacitado" and "capacitados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capacitadas vs capacitados". 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 #187,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.