capitularvscapturarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,479
“capitular” frequency rank
#8,351
“capturar” frequency rank
42830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature capitular capturar
Definition Hacer o poner a alguien capítulos de cargos, excesos o delitos en el ejercicio de su empleo. Atrapar, coger, enganchar.

Where the eye mixes capitular and capturar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
capitular
8 ch
capturar

Look-alike desk: capitular vs capturar

A purely visual mix-up. capitular ([kapit̪uˈlaɾ]) and capturar ([kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]) 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 42830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

capitular is recorded at frequency rank #34,479, classified as averb, pronounced [kapit̪uˈlaɾ]. capturar is at rank #8,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ].

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 42830, this pair ranks #146,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of capitular vs capturar

Shared letters: acprtu. Private to "capitular": il. Private to "capturar": -.

"capitular" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "capturar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • capitularacpitular · caiptular · capitluar · capittular · capitualr · capitularr · capitullar · capitulra
  • capturaracpturar · cappturar · captruar · captturar · captuarr · capturarr · capturrar · caputrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "capitular" and "capturar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kapit̪uˈlaɾ] versus [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "capitular" or "capturar"?
"capturar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,351 in our Spanish list, against #34,479 for "capitular". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "capitular" and "capturar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "capitular" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "capturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "capitular" and "capturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capilar vs capitular". 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 #146,066 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