Which to use
“captada” and “captados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,691
- “captada” frequency rank
- #44,610
- “captados” frequency rank
- 85301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captada | captados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de captado, participio de captar. | Forma del plural de captado, participio de captar. |
Where the eye mixes captada and captados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between captada and captados
A purely visual mix-up. captada ([kapˈt̪að̞a]) and captados ([kapˈt̪að̞os]) 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 85301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captada is recorded at frequency rank #40,691, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞a]. captados is at rank #44,610, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞os].
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 85301, this pair ranks #6,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captada vs captados
Shared letters: acdpt. Private to "captada": -. Private to "captados": os.
"captada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "captados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "captada" and "captados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "captada" or "captados"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "captada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captada" and "captados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cántaros vs captados". 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 #6,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.