Which to use
“obligar” and “obligaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,002
- “obligar” frequency rank
- #12,432
- “obligaron” frequency rank
- 21434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligar | obligaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atar, ligar, precisar, mover eficazmente a alguna cosa, aunque sea repugnante al gusto y genio del que la ha de ejecutar. | 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 obligar and obligaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obligar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against obligaron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obligar vs obligaron
A purely visual mix-up. obligar ([oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾ]) and obligaron ([oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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) - “obligar” sits inside “obligaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligar is recorded at frequency rank #9,002, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 21434, this pair ranks #254,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obligar vs obligaron
Shared letters: abgilor. Private to "obligar": -. Private to "obligaron": n.
"obligar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "obligaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obligar" and "obligaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obligar" vs "obligaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "obligar" 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 #254,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obligar" 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 #254,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.