Which to use
“captados” and “cargados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,610
- “captados” frequency rank
- #15,035
- “cargados” frequency rank
- 59645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captados | cargados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de captado, participio de captar. | Forma del plural de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes captados and cargados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. captados and cargados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: captados vs cargados
A purely visual mix-up. captados ([kapˈt̪að̞os]) and cargados ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 59645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captados is recorded at frequency rank #44,610, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kapˈt̪að̞os]. cargados is at rank #15,035, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 59645, this pair ranks #61,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captados vs cargados
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "captados": pt. Private to "cargados": gr.
"captados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cargados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "captados" for "cargados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "captados" vs "cargados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "captados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captados" and "cargados" 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 #61,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.