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

#39,631
“censuran” frequency rank
#36,455
“censuras” frequency rank
76086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature censuran censuras
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de censurar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de censurar.

Where the eye mixes censuran and censuras

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

8 ch
censuran
8 ch
censuras

Visual trap between censuran and censuras

A purely visual mix-up. censuran ([sẽnˈsuɾãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “censuran” becomes s in “censuras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

censuran is recorded at frequency rank #39,631, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽnˈsuɾãn]. 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 76086, this pair ranks #18,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of censuran vs censuras

Shared letters: acenrsu. Private to "censuran": -. Private to "censuras": -.

"censuran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "censuras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • censuranccensuran · cennsuran · censruan · censsuran · censuarn · censurann · censurna · censurran
  • censurasccensuras · cennsuras · censruas · censsuras · censuars · censurass · censurras · censursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "censuran" for "censuras" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnˈsuɾãn] versus [sẽnˈsuɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "censuran" vs "censuras" - which ranks higher?
"censuras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,455 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.

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 "censuran" 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 #18,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "censuran" and "censuras" 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 #18,342 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