Which to use
“configurado” and “configuran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,157
- “configurado” frequency rank
- #32,142
- “configuran” frequency rank
- 59299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | configurado | configuran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de configurar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de configurar. |
Where the eye mixes configurado and configuran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses configurado with configuran
A purely visual mix-up. configurado ([kõɱfiɣ̞uˈɾað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
configurado is recorded at frequency rank #27,157, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfiɣ̞uˈɾað̞o]. 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 59299, this pair ranks #63,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of configurado vs configuran
Shared letters: acfginoru. Private to "configurado": d. Private to "configuran": -.
"configurado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "configuran" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- configurado ← cconfigurado · cnofigurado · cofnigurado · conffigurado · confgiurado · configgurado · configruado · configuardo
- configuran ← cconfiguran · cnofiguran · cofniguran · conffiguran · confgiuran · configguran · configruan · configuarn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "configurado" for "configuran" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "configurado" 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 #63,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "configurado" 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 #63,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.