Which to use
“madurado” and “maduran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,559
- “madurado” frequency rank
- #47,243
- “maduran” frequency rank
- 77802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madurado | maduran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de madurar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. |
Where the eye mixes madurado and maduran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. madurado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against maduran's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between madurado and maduran
A purely visual mix-up. madurado ([mað̞uˈɾað̞o]) and maduran ([maˈð̞uɾãn]) 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 77802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madurado is recorded at frequency rank #30,559, classified as averb, pronounced [mað̞uˈɾað̞o]. maduran is at rank #47,243, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾãn].
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 77802, this pair ranks #15,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of madurado vs maduran
Shared letters: admru. Private to "madurado": o. Private to "maduran": n.
"madurado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "maduran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "madurado" and "maduran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "madurado" vs "maduran" - which ranks higher?
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 "madurado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maduran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madurado" and "maduran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maduran vs Maturana". 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 #15,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.