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“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.

8 ch
censurar
8 ch
censuras

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

  • censurarccensurar · cennsurar · censruar · censsurar · censuarr · censurarr · censurrar · cenusrar
  • censurasccensuras · cennsuras · censruas · censsuras · censuars · censurass · censurras · censursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "censurar" and "censuras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sẽnsuˈɾaɾ] versus [sẽnˈsuɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "censurar" or "censuras"?
"censurar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,898 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list