Which to use
“captaron” and “capturaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,397
- “captaron” frequency rank
- #24,413
- “capturaron” frequency rank
- 70810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captaron | capturaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de captar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de capturar. |
Where the eye mixes captaron and capturaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: captaron vs capturaron
A purely visual mix-up. captaron ([kapˈt̪aɾõn]) and capturaron ([kapt̪uˈɾaɾõn]) 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 70810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captaron is recorded at frequency rank #46,397, classified as averb, pronounced [kapˈt̪aɾõn]. capturaron is at rank #24,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾaɾõn].
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 70810, this pair ranks #28,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of captaron vs capturaron
Shared letters: acnoprt. Private to "captaron": -. Private to "capturaron": u.
"captaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "capturaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- captaron ← acptaron · capatron · capptaron · captaorn · captarno · captaronn · captarron · captraon
- capturaron ← acpturaron · cappturaron · captruaron · captturaron · captuarron · capturaorn · capturarno · capturaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "captaron" for "capturaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "captaron" vs "capturaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "captaron" and "capturaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "captaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capturaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captaron" and "capturaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captaron vs copiaron". 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 #28,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.