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Which to use

“efectúa” and “efectuar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,667
“efectúa” frequency rank
#9,632
“efectuar” frequency rank
30299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature efectúa efectuar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de efectuar. Ejecutar, poner en obra, llevar a cabo una acción.

Where the eye mixes efectúa and efectuar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
efectúa
8 ch
efectuar

Look-alike desk: efectúa vs efectuar

A purely visual mix-up. efectúa ([efekˈt̪ua]) and efectuar ([efekˈt̪waɾ]) 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 30299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

efectúa is recorded at frequency rank #20,667, classified as averb, pronounced [efekˈt̪ua]. efectuar is at rank #9,632, tagged as averb, pronounced [efekˈt̪waɾ].

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 30299, this pair ranks #212,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of efectúa vs efectuar

Shared letters: aceft. Private to "efectúa": ú. Private to "efectuar": ru.

"efectúa" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV  ·  "efectuar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • efectuareefctuar · efcetuar · efecctuar · efectaur · efecttuar · efectuarr · efectura · efecutar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "efectúa" and "efectuar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([efekˈt̪ua] versus [efekˈt̪waɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "efectúa" vs "efectuar" - which ranks higher?
"efectuar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,632 in our Spanish list, against #20,667 for "efectúa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "efectúa" and "efectuar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "efectúa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "efectuar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "efectúa" and "efectuar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "efectúa vs efectúe". 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 #212,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list