Which to use
“captado” and “capturado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,335
- “captado” frequency rank
- #9,251
- “capturado” frequency rank
- 32586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captado | capturado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de captar. | Participio de capturar. |
Where the eye mixes captado and capturado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between captado and capturado
A purely visual mix-up. captado ([kapˈt̪að̞o]) and capturado ([kapt̪uˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32586, 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]. capturado is at rank #9,251, tagged as averb, pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾað̞o].
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 32586, this pair ranks #201,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of captado vs capturado
Shared letters: acdopt. Private to "captado": -. Private to "capturado": ru.
"captado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "capturado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "captado" and "capturado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "captado" or "capturado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "captado" and "capturado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "captado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capturado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captado" and "capturado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captado vs castrado". 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 #201,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.