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.
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
- concentra ← cconcentra · cnocentra · cocnentra · conccentra · concenntra · concenrta · concentar · concentrra
- concentrado ← cconcentrado · cnocentrado · cocnentrado · conccentrado · concenntrado · concenrtado · concentardo · concentraddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concentra" and "concentrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concentra" or "concentrado" show up more?
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 "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.