censuradovscensurasConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
censurado
8 ch
censuras

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

  • censuradoccensurado · cennsurado · censruado · censsurado · censuardo · censuraddo · censuraod · censurdao
  • censurasccensuras · cennsuras · censruas · censsuras · censuars · censurass · censurras · censursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "censurado" and "censuras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnsuˈɾað̞o] versus [sẽnˈsuɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "censurado" or "censuras"?
"censurado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,058 in our Spanish list, against #36,455 for "censuras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list