# captain vs captan

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### captain
*noun · IPA /ˈkæp.tɪn/ · frequency rank #33,984*
Capitán.

### captan
*verb · IPA [ˈkapt̪ãn] · frequency rank #29,093*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de captar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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