Which to use
“captada” and “cargada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,691
- “captada” frequency rank
- #10,803
- “cargada” frequency rank
- 51494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captada | cargada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de captado, participio de captar. | Forma del femenino de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes captada and cargada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: captada vs cargada
A purely visual mix-up. captada ([kapˈt̪að̞a]) and cargada ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51494, 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]. cargada is at rank #10,803, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 51494, this pair ranks #97,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of captada vs cargada
Shared letters: acd. Private to "captada": pt. Private to "cargada": gr.
"captada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cargada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "captada" and "cargada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "captada" or "cargada"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "captada" and "cargada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "captada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captada" and "cargada" 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 #97,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.