censuravscenturyConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,225
“censura” frequency rank
#25,552
“century” frequency rank
29777
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature censura century
Definition Juicio reprobatorio que se emite acerca de algo Siglo.

Where the eye mixes censura and century

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. censura and century follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
censura
7 ch
century

Look-alike desk: censura vs century

A purely visual mix-up. censura ([sẽnˈsuɾa]) and century (/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/) 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 29777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

censura is recorded at frequency rank #4,225, classified as anoun, pronounced [sẽnˈsuɾa]. century is at rank #25,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/.

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 29777, this pair ranks #215,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of censura vs century

Shared letters: cenru. Private to "censura": as. Private to "century": ty.

"censura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "century" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • censura ← ccensura · cennsura · censrua · censsura · censuar · censurra · cenusra · cesnura
  • century ← ccentury · cenntury · centruy · centtury · centurry · centuryy · centuyr · cenutry

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "censura" for "century" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnˈsuɾa] versus /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "censura" or "century"?
"censura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,225 in our Spanish list, against #25,552 for "century". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "censura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "century" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "censura" and "century" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centuria vs century". 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 #215,301 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