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

#36,977
“chocado” frequency rank
#34,491
“chocaron” frequency rank
71468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chocado chocaron
Definition Participio de chocar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de chocar.

Where the eye mixes chocado and chocaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
chocado
8 ch
chocaron

Look-alike desk: chocado vs chocaron

A purely visual mix-up. chocado ([t͡ʃoˈkað̞o]) and chocaron ([t͡ʃoˈkaɾõn]) 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 71468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chocado is recorded at frequency rank #36,977, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡ʃoˈkað̞o]. chocaron is at rank #34,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡ʃoˈkaɾõn].

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 71468, this pair ranks #27,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chocado vs chocaron

Shared letters: acho. Private to "chocado": d. Private to "chocaron": nr.

"chocado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "chocaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chocadocchocado · chcoado · chhocado · choacdo · chocaddo · chocaod · choccado · chocdao
  • chocaroncchocaron · chcoaron · chhocaron · choacron · chocaorn · chocarno · chocaronn · chocarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chocado" and "chocaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t͡ʃoˈkað̞o] versus [t͡ʃoˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "chocado" vs "chocaron" - which ranks higher?
"chocaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,491 in our Spanish list, against #36,977 for "chocado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chocado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chocaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chocado" and "chocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chicano vs chocado". 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 #27,451 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