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Which to use

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

#24,420
“chocan” frequency rank
#34,491
“chocaron” frequency rank
58911
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes chocan and chocaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chocan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against chocaron's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
chocan
8 ch
chocaron

Look-alike desk: chocan vs chocaron

A purely visual mix-up. chocan ([ˈt͡ʃokãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chocan is recorded at frequency rank #24,420, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃokãn]. 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 58911, this pair ranks #64,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chocan vs chocaron

Shared letters: achno. Private to "chocan": -. Private to "chocaron": r.

"chocan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "chocaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chocan ← cchocan · chcoan · chhocan · choacn · chocann · choccan · chocna · cohcan
  • chocaron ← cchocaron · chcoaron · chhocaron · choacron · chocaorn · chocarno · chocaronn · chocarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chocan" for "chocaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡ʃokãn] versus [t͡ʃoˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "chocan" or "chocaron"?
"chocan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,420 in our Spanish list, against #34,491 for "chocaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chocan" 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 #64,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chocan" and "chocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chicano vs chocan". 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 #64,641 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