Which to use
“ocultado” and “ocultaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,580
- “ocultado” frequency rank
- #43,152
- “ocultaron” frequency rank
- 67732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocultado | ocultaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ocultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocultar. |
Where the eye mixes ocultado and ocultaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ocultado with ocultaron
A purely visual mix-up. ocultado ([okul̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and ocultaron ([okul̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 67732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocultado is recorded at frequency rank #24,580, classified as averb, pronounced [okul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. ocultaron is at rank #43,152, tagged as averb, pronounced [okul̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 67732, this pair ranks #36,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ocultado vs ocultaron
Shared letters: aclotu. Private to "ocultado": d. Private to "ocultaron": nr.
"ocultado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ocultaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ocultado" and "ocultaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ocultado" vs "ocultaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ocultado" and "ocultaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocultado" and "ocultaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocultación vs ocultaron". 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 #36,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.