Which to use
“completado” and “completaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,340
- “completado” frequency rank
- #39,120
- “completaron” frequency rank
- 51460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completado | completaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de completar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes completado and completaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. completado runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against completaron's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses completado with completaron
A purely visual mix-up. completado ([kõmpleˈt̪að̞o]) and completaron ([kõmpleˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 51460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
completado is recorded at frequency rank #12,340, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪að̞o]. completaron is at rank #39,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪aɾõn].
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 51460, this pair ranks #97,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of completado vs completaron
Shared letters: acelmopt. Private to "completado": d. Private to "completaron": nr.
"completado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "completaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- completado ← ccompletado · cmopletado · comlpetado · commpletado · compeltado · compleatdo · completaddo · completaod
- completaron ← ccompletaron · cmopletaron · comlpetaron · commpletaron · compeltaron · compleatron · completaorn · completarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "completado" and "completaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "completado" vs "completaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "completado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completado" and "completaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "completaron vs completarse". 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 #97,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.