Which to use
“obligado” is an adjective and “obligaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,134
- “obligado” frequency rank
- #12,432
- “obligaron” frequency rank
- 15566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligado | obligaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agradecido. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de obligar o de obligarse. |
Where the eye mixes obligado and obligaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obligado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against obligaron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obligado vs obligaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obligado is [oβ̞liˈɣ̞að̞o] while obligaron is [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligado is recorded at frequency rank #3,134, classified as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞liˈɣ̞að̞o]. obligaron is at rank #12,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 15566, this pair ranks #279,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obligado vs obligaron
Shared letters: abgilo. Private to "obligado": d. Private to "obligaron": nr.
"obligado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "obligaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obligado" and "obligaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "obligado" or "obligaron"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "obligado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obligaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obligado" and "obligaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obligaría vs obligaron". 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 #279,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.