Which to use
“culpas” and “culpó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,807
- “culpas” frequency rank
- #32,596
- “culpó” frequency rank
- 47403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | culpas | culpó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de culpar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de culpar. |
Where the eye mixes culpas and culpó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between culpas and culpó
A purely visual mix-up. culpas ([ˈkulpas]) and culpó ([kulˈpo]) 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 47403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
culpas is recorded at frequency rank #14,807, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkulpas]. culpó is at rank #32,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [kulˈpo].
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 47403, this pair ranks #120,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of culpas vs culpó
Shared letters: clpu. Private to "culpas": as. Private to "culpó": ó.
"culpas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "culpó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- culpas ← cculpas · clupas · culaps · cullpas · culpass · culppas · culpsa · cuplas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "culpas" and "culpó" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "culpas" or "culpó" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "culpas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "culpó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "culpas" and "culpó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "culpó vs cult". 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 #120,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.