Which to use
“captados” and “cortados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,610
- “captados” frequency rank
- #21,955
- “cortados” frequency rank
- 66565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captados | cortados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de captado, participio de captar. | Forma del plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes captados and cortados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. captados and cortados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between captados and cortados
A purely visual mix-up. captados ([kapˈt̪að̞os]) and cortados ([koɾˈt̪að̞os]) 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 66565, 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]. cortados is at rank #21,955, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 66565, this pair ranks #39,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captados vs cortados
Shared letters: acdost. Private to "captados": p. Private to "cortados": r.
"captados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "captados" and "cortados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "captados" vs "cortados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captados" and "cortados" 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 #39,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.