concentravsconcentradoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,935
“concentra” frequency rank
#11,543
“concentrado” frequency rank
23478
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concentra concentrado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concentrar o de concentrarse. Participio de concentrar.

Where the eye mixes concentra and concentrado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
concentra
11 ch
concentrado

Why the eye confuses concentra with concentrado

A purely visual mix-up. concentra ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾa]) and concentrado ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) 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) - “concentra” sits inside “concentrado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concentra is recorded at frequency rank #11,935, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾa]. concentrado is at rank #11,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o].

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 23478, this pair ranks #245,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concentra vs concentrado

Shared letters: acenort. Private to "concentra": -. Private to "concentrado": d.

"concentra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "concentrado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concentracconcentra · cnocentra · cocnentra · conccentra · concenntra · concenrta · concentar · concentrra
  • concentradocconcentrado · cnocentrado · cocnentrado · conccentrado · concenntrado · concenrtado · concentardo · concentraddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concentra" and "concentrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾa] versus [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concentra" or "concentrado" show up more?
"concentrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,543 in our Spanish list, against #11,935 for "concentra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "concentra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concentrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concentra" and "concentrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentra vs concentre". 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 #245,608 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