maduradovsmaduranTell them apart

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“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.

8 ch
madurado
7 ch
maduran

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

  • maduradoamdurado · maddurado · madruado · maduardo · maduraddo · maduraod · madurdao · madurrado
  • maduranamduran · madduran · madruan · maduarn · madurann · madurna · madurran · maudran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "madurado" and "maduran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([mað̞uˈɾað̞o] versus [maˈð̞uɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "madurado" vs "maduran" - which ranks higher?
"madurado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,559 in our Spanish list, against #47,243 for "maduran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list