Which to use
“cerrados” is a participle and “cerraron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,153
- “cerrados” frequency rank
- #10,283
- “cerraron” frequency rank
- 16436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerrados | cerraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse. |
Where the eye mixes cerrados and cerraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cerrados vs cerraron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cerrados is [seˈrað̞os] while cerraron is [seˈraɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerrados is recorded at frequency rank #6,153, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈrað̞os]. cerraron is at rank #10,283, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈraɾõn].
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 16436, this pair ranks #276,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cerrados vs cerraron
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "cerrados": ds. Private to "cerraron": n.
"cerrados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerraron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cerrados" and "cerraron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cerrados" or "cerraron" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerrados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerrados" and "cerraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerrados vs cifrados". 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 #276,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.