Which to use
“cursado” and “cursan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,599
- “cursado” frequency rank
- #42,926
- “cursan” frequency rank
- 75525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cursado | cursan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cursar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cursar. |
Where the eye mixes cursado and cursan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cursado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cursan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cursado and cursan
A purely visual mix-up. cursado ([kuɾˈsað̞o]) and cursan ([ˈkuɾsãn]) 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 75525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cursado is recorded at frequency rank #32,599, classified as averb, pronounced [kuɾˈsað̞o]. cursan is at rank #42,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkuɾsãn].
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 75525, this pair ranks #19,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cursado vs cursan
Shared letters: acrsu. Private to "cursado": do. Private to "cursan": n.
"cursado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cursan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cursado" for "cursan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cursado" vs "cursan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cursado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cursan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cursado" and "cursan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cursaba vs cursan". 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 #19,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.