configuravsconfiguranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“configura” and “configuran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,071
“configura” frequency rank
#32,142
“configuran” frequency rank
56213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature configura configuran
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de configurar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de configurar.

Where the eye mixes configura and configuran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. configura runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against configuran's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
configura
10 ch
configuran

Visual trap between configura and configuran

A purely visual mix-up. configura ([kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾa]) and configuran ([kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “configura” sits inside “configuran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56213, 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]. configuran is at rank #32,142, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾãn].

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 56213, this pair ranks #75,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of configura vs configuran

Shared letters: acfginoru. Private to "configura": -. Private to "configuran": -.

"configura" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "configuran" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • configura ← cconfigura · cnofigura · cofnigura · conffigura · confgiura · configgura · configrua · configuar
  • configuran ← cconfiguran · cnofiguran · cofniguran · conffiguran · confgiuran · configguran · configruan · configuarn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "configura" and "configuran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾa] versus [kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "configura" vs "configuran" - which ranks higher?
"configura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,071 in our Spanish list, against #32,142 for "configuran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "configura" and "configuran" 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 "configuran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #75,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "configura" and "configuran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "configuran 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 #75,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list