Which to use
“concentran” and “concentrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,794
- “concentran” frequency rank
- #17,381
- “concentrar” frequency rank
- 34175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentran | concentrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concentrar o de concentrarse. | Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo. |
Where the eye mixes concentran and concentrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concentran and concentrar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between concentran and concentrar
A purely visual mix-up. concentran ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾãn]) and concentrar ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “concentran” becomes r in “concentrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentran is recorded at frequency rank #16,794, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾãn]. concentrar is at rank #17,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ].
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 34175, this pair ranks #192,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentran vs concentrar
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "concentran": -. Private to "concentrar": -.
"concentran" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "concentrar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentran ← cconcentran · cnocentran · cocnentran · conccentran · concenntran · concenrtan · concentarn · concentrann
- concentrar ← cconcentrar · cnocentrar · cocnentrar · conccentrar · concenntrar · concenrtar · concentarr · concentrarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concentran" for "concentrar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concentran" vs "concentrar" - 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 "concentran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentran" and "concentrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentrar 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 #192,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.