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

#24,058
“censurado” frequency rank
#39,631
“censuran” frequency rank
63689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature censurado censuran
Definition Participio de censurar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de censurar.

Where the eye mixes censurado and censuran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
censurado
8 ch
censuran

Look-alike desk: censurado vs censuran

A purely visual mix-up. censurado ([sẽnsuˈɾað̞o]) and censuran ([sẽnˈsuɾãn]) 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 63689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

censurado is recorded at frequency rank #24,058, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽnsuˈɾað̞o]. censuran is at rank #39,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽnˈsuɾãn].

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 63689, this pair ranks #47,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of censurado vs censuran

Shared letters: acenrsu. Private to "censurado": do. Private to "censuran": -.

"censurado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "censuran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • censuradoccensurado · cennsurado · censruado · censsurado · censuardo · censuraddo · censuraod · censurdao
  • censuranccensuran · cennsuran · censruan · censsuran · censuarn · censurann · censurna · censurran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "censurado" and "censuran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnsuˈɾað̞o] versus [sẽnˈsuɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "censurado" or "censuran"?
"censurado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,058 in our Spanish list, against #39,631 for "censuran". 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 "censurado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "censuran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "censurado" and "censuran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censuran vs consuman". 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 #47,961 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