Which to use
“censurado” and “censuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,058
- “censurado” frequency rank
- #36,455
- “censuras” frequency rank
- 60513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censurado | censuras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de censurar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de censurar. |
Where the eye mixes censurado and censuras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. censurado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against censuras's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: censurado vs censuras
A purely visual mix-up. censurado ([sẽnsuˈɾað̞o]) and censuras ([sẽnˈsuɾas]) 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 60513, 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]. censuras is at rank #36,455, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽnˈsuɾas].
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 60513, this pair ranks #58,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of censurado vs censuras
Shared letters: acenrsu. Private to "censurado": do. Private to "censuras": -.
"censurado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "censuras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "censurado" and "censuras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "censurado" or "censuras"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censurado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "censuras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censurado" and "censuras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censuran vs censuras". 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 #58,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.