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“concentraba” and “concentrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,827
- “concentraba” frequency rank
- #11,543
- “concentrado” frequency rank
- 57370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentraba | concentrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de concentrar o de concentrarse. | Participio de concentrar. |
Where the eye mixes concentraba and concentrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concentraba and concentrado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: concentraba vs concentrado
A purely visual mix-up. concentraba ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentraba is recorded at frequency rank #45,827, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. 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 57370, this pair ranks #70,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concentraba vs concentrado
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "concentraba": b. Private to "concentrado": d.
"concentraba" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV · "concentrado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentraba ← cconcentraba · cnocentraba · cocnentraba · conccentraba · concenntraba · concenrtaba · concentarba · concentraab
- concentrado ← cconcentrado · cnocentrado · cocnentrado · conccentrado · concenntrado · concenrtado · concentardo · concentraddo
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "concentraba" 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 #70,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentraba" and "concentrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentraba vs concentradas". 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 #70,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.