Which to use
“modificado” and “modificaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,992
- “modificado” frequency rank
- #36,165
- “modificaron” frequency rank
- 45157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modificado | modificaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de modificar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de modificar. |
Where the eye mixes modificado and modificaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between modificado and modificaron
A purely visual mix-up. modificado ([moð̞ifiˈkað̞o]) and modificaron ([moð̞ifiˈkaɾõn]) 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 45157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modificado is recorded at frequency rank #8,992, classified as averb, pronounced [moð̞ifiˈkað̞o]. modificaron is at rank #36,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [moð̞ifiˈkaɾõn].
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 45157, this pair ranks #133,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modificado vs modificaron
Shared letters: acdfimo. Private to "modificado": -. Private to "modificaron": nr.
"modificado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "modificaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modificado ← mdoificado · mmodificado · moddificado · modfiicado · modifciado · modifficado · modifiacdo · modificaddo
- modificaron ← mdoificaron · mmodificaron · moddificaron · modfiicaron · modifciaron · modifficaron · modifiacron · modificaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modificado" and "modificaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "modificado" or "modificaron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modificado" and "modificaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modificado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modificaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modificado" and "modificaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modificaron vs modificarse". 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 #133,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.