Which to use
“centuria” and “centurión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,806
- “centuria” frequency rank
- #22,976
- “centurión” frequency rank
- 68782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centuria | centurión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Período de cien años consecutivos. | Oficial del ejército romano que contaba con mando táctico y administrativo, jefe de una centuria. |
Where the eye mixes centuria and centurión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between centuria and centurión
A purely visual mix-up. centuria ([sẽn̪ˈt̪uɾja]) and centurión ([sẽn̪t̪uˈɾjõn]) 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 68782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centuria is recorded at frequency rank #45,806, classified as anoun, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪uɾja]. centurión is at rank #22,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sẽn̪t̪uˈɾjõn].
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 68782, this pair ranks #33,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of centuria vs centurión
Shared letters: ceinrtu. Private to "centuria": a. Private to "centurión": ó.
"centuria" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "centurión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- centuria ← ccenturia · cennturia · centruia · centturia · centuira · centurai · centurria · cenutria
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "centuria" and "centurión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "centuria" vs "centurión" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "centuria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centurión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centuria" and "centurión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cantaría vs centuria". 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 #33,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.