Which to use
“capturar” and “capturaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,351
- “capturar” frequency rank
- #24,413
- “capturaron” frequency rank
- 32764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capturar | capturaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atrapar, coger, enganchar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de capturar. |
Where the eye mixes capturar and capturaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capturar and capturaron
A purely visual mix-up. capturar ([kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “capturar” sits inside “capturaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capturar is recorded at frequency rank #8,351, classified as averb, pronounced [kapt̪uˈɾaɾ]. 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 32764, this pair ranks #200,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capturar vs capturaron
Shared letters: acprtu. Private to "capturar": -. Private to "capturaron": no.
"capturar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "capturaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- capturar ← acpturar · cappturar · captruar · captturar · captuarr · capturarr · capturrar · caputrar
- capturaron ← acpturaron · cappturaron · captruaron · captturaron · captuarron · capturaorn · capturarno · capturaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capturar" for "capturaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "capturar" vs "capturaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "capturar" and "capturaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capturar" 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 #200,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capturar" and "capturaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captaron vs capturaron". 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 #200,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.