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Which to use

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

#15,808
“chocar” frequency rank
#34,491
“chocaron” frequency rank
50299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chocar chocaron
Definition Encontrarse con violencia dos o más cosas. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de chocar.

Where the eye mixes chocar and chocaron

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

6 ch
chocar
8 ch
chocaron

Why the eye confuses chocar with chocaron

A purely visual mix-up. chocar ([t͡ʃoˈkaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “chocar” sits inside “chocaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chocar is recorded at frequency rank #15,808, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡ʃoˈkaɾ]. 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 50299, this pair ranks #103,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chocar vs chocaron

Shared letters: achor. Private to "chocar": -. Private to "chocaron": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chocarcchocar · chcoar · chhocar · choacr · chocarr · choccar · chocra · cohcar
  • chocaroncchocaron · chcoaron · chhocaron · choacron · chocaorn · chocarno · chocaronn · chocarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chocar" and "chocaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t͡ʃoˈkaɾ] versus [t͡ʃoˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "chocar" vs "chocaron" - which ranks higher?
"chocar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,808 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "chocar" 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 #103,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chocar" and "chocaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chocado vs chocaron". 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 #103,954 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