Which to use
“censurar” and “censuras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,898
- “censurar” frequency rank
- #36,455
- “censuras” frequency rank
- 54353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censurar | censuras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formar juicio de una obra u otra cosa. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de censurar. |
Where the eye mixes censurar and censuras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: censurar vs censuras
A purely visual mix-up. censurar ([sẽnsuˈɾaɾ]) 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 - r in “censurar” becomes s in “censuras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censurar is recorded at frequency rank #17,898, classified as averb, pronounced [sẽnsuˈɾaɾ]. 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 54353, this pair ranks #83,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censurar vs censuras
Shared letters: acenrsu. Private to "censurar": -. Private to "censuras": -.
"censurar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "censuras" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censurar" and "censuras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "censurar" 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 "censurar" 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 #83,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censurar" 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 #83,724 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.