Which to use
“configura” and “configurar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,071
- “configura” frequency rank
- #17,383
- “configurar” frequency rank
- 41454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | configura | configurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de configurar. | Dar determinada figura a una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes configura and configurar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between configura and configurar
A purely visual mix-up. configura ([kõɱfiˈɣ̞uɾa]) and configurar ([kõɱfiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]) 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 “configurar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41454, 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]. configurar is at rank #17,383, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfiɣ̞uˈɾaɾ].
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 41454, this pair ranks #153,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of configura vs configurar
Shared letters: acfginoru. Private to "configura": -. Private to "configurar": -.
"configura" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "configurar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- configura ← cconfigura · cnofigura · cofnigura · conffigura · confgiura · configgura · configrua · configuar
- configurar ← cconfigurar · cnofigurar · cofnigurar · conffigurar · confgiurar · configgurar · configruar · configuarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "configura" and "configurar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "configura" vs "configurar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "configura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "configurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "configura" and "configurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "configura vs contigua". 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 #153,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.