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“captaron” and “cargaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,397
“captaron” frequency rank
#33,987
“cargaron” frequency rank
80384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature captaron cargaron
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 cargar.

Where the eye mixes captaron and cargaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
captaron
8 ch
cargaron

Look-alike desk: captaron vs cargaron

A purely visual mix-up. captaron ([kapˈt̪aɾõn]) and cargaron ([kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 80384, 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]. cargaron is at rank #33,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn].

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 80384, this pair ranks #11,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of captaron vs cargaron

Shared letters: acnor. Private to "captaron": pt. Private to "cargaron": g.

"captaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "cargaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • captaronacptaron · capatron · capptaron · captaorn · captarno · captaronn · captarron · captraon
  • cargaronacrgaron · cagraron · caragron · cargaorn · cargarno · cargaronn · cargarron · carggaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "captaron" for "cargaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kapˈt̪aɾõn] versus [kaɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "captaron" or "cargaron"?
"cargaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,987 in our Spanish list, against #46,397 for "captaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "captaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cargaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "captaron" and "cargaron" 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 #11,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list