Which to use
“concentrar” and “concentraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,381
- “concentrar” frequency rank
- #31,277
- “concentraron” frequency rank
- 48658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrar | concentraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acumular en un mismo punto mucha cantidad de algo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de concentrar o de concentrarse. |
Where the eye mixes concentrar and concentraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. concentrar runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against concentraron's 12 (CVCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between concentrar and concentraron
A purely visual mix-up. concentrar ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and concentraron ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) 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) - “concentrar” sits inside “concentraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentrar is recorded at frequency rank #17,381, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. concentraron is at rank #31,277, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn].
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 48658, this pair ranks #113,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentrar vs concentraron
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "concentrar": -. Private to "concentraron": -.
"concentrar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "concentraron" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrar ← cconcentrar · cnocentrar · cocnentrar · conccentrar · concenntrar · concenrtar · concentarr · concentrarr
- concentraron ← cconcentraron · cnocentraron · cocnentraron · conccentraron · concenntraron · concenrtaron · concentarron · concentraorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concentrar" and "concentraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "concentrar" vs "concentraron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concentraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrar" and "concentraron" 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 #113,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.