Which to use
“captado” and “captan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,335
- “captado” frequency rank
- #29,093
- “captan” frequency rank
- 52428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captado | captan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de captar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de captar. |
Where the eye mixes captado and captan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between captado and captan
A purely visual mix-up. captado ([kapˈt̪að̞o]) and captan ([ˈkapt̪ãn]) 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 52428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captado is recorded at frequency rank #23,335, classified as averb, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞o]. captan is at rank #29,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkapt̪ãn].
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 52428, this pair ranks #92,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of captado vs captan
Shared letters: acpt. Private to "captado": do. Private to "captan": n.
"captado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "captan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "captado" and "captan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "captado" or "captan"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captado" and "captan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captan vs captaron". 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 #92,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.