Which to use
“capturado” and “capturar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,251
- “capturado” frequency rank
- #8,351
- “capturar” frequency rank
- 17602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capturado | capturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de capturar. | Atrapar, coger, enganchar. |
Where the eye mixes capturado and capturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. capturado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against capturar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: capturado vs capturar
A purely visual mix-up. capturado ([kapt̪uˈɾað̞o]) and capturar ([kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capturado is recorded at frequency rank #9,251, classified as averb, pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾað̞o]. capturar is at rank #8,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ].
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 17602, this pair ranks #271,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of capturado vs capturar
Shared letters: acprtu. Private to "capturado": do. Private to "capturar": -.
"capturado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "capturar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capturado" and "capturar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "capturado" or "capturar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "capturado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capturado" and "capturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capturado vs castrado". 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 #271,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.