notarvsnotaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,234
“notar” frequency rank
#28,089
“notaron” frequency rank
33323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature notar notaron
Definition Señalar o marcar algo para que se conozca o se advierta. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de notar.

Where the eye mixes notar and notaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
notar
7 ch
notaron

Look-alike desk: notar vs notaron

A purely visual mix-up. notar ([noˈt̪aɾ]) and notaron ([noˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “notar” sits inside “notaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

notar is recorded at frequency rank #5,234, classified as averb, pronounced [noˈt̪aɾ]. notaron is at rank #28,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [noˈt̪aɾõn].

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 33323, this pair ranks #197,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of notar vs notaron

Shared letters: anort. Private to "notar": -. Private to "notaron": -.

"notar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "notaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notarnnotar · noatr · notarr · notra · nottar · ntoar · ontar
  • notaronnnotaron · noatron · notaorn · notarno · notaronn · notarron · notraon · nottaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "notar" and "notaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([noˈt̪aɾ] versus [noˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "notar" or "notaron"?
"notar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,234 in our Spanish list, against #28,089 for "notaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "notar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "notaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "notar" and "notaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notarios vs notaron". 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 #197,371 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