Which to use
“configura” and “configurado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,071
- “configura” frequency rank
- #27,157
- “configurado” frequency rank
- 51228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | configura | configurado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de configurar. | Participio de configurar. |
Where the eye mixes configura and configurado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. configura runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against configurado's 11 (CVCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: configura vs configurado
A purely visual mix-up. configura ([kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾa]) and configurado ([kõɱfiɣ̞uˈɾað̞o]) 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) - “configura” sits inside “configurado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
configura is recorded at frequency rank #24,071, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾa]. configurado is at rank #27,157, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfiɣ̞uˈɾað̞o].
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 51228, this pair ranks #98,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of configura vs configurado
Shared letters: acfginoru. Private to "configura": -. Private to "configurado": d.
"configura" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "configurado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- configura ← cconfigura · cnofigura · cofnigura · conffigura · confgiura · configgura · configrua · configuar
- configurado ← cconfigurado · cnofigurado · cofnigurado · conffigurado · confgiurado · configgurado · configruado · configuardo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "configura" for "configurado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "configura" or "configurado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "configura" and "configurado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "configura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "configurado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "configura" and "configurado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "configurado vs configurando". 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 #98,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.