Which to use
“cuadrado” is a noun and “cuadran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,133
- “cuadrado” frequency rank
- #49,552
- “cuadran” frequency rank
- 56685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuadrado | cuadran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rectángulo equilátero. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuadrar. |
Where the eye mixes cuadrado and cuadran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cuadrado runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against cuadran's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cuadrado and cuadran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cuadrado is [kwaˈð̞ɾað̞o] while cuadran is [ˈkwað̞ɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuadrado is recorded at frequency rank #7,133, classified as anoun, pronounced [kwaˈð̞ɾað̞o]. cuadran is at rank #49,552, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwað̞ɾãn].
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 56685, this pair ranks #73,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuadrado vs cuadran
Shared letters: acdru. Private to "cuadrado": o. Private to "cuadran": n.
"cuadrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "cuadran" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuadrado" and "cuadran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cuadrado" or "cuadran"?
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 "cuadrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuadrado" and "cuadran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuadran vs cuadrar". 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 #73,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.