# captain vs captar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### captar
*verb · IPA [kapˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #8,770*
Percibir algo a través de los sentidos.

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