Which to use
“ocultan” and “ocultando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,224
- “ocultan” frequency rank
- #21,769
- “ocultando” frequency rank
- 38993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocultan | ocultando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocultar. | Gerundio de ocultar. |
Where the eye mixes ocultan and ocultando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ocultan and ocultando
A purely visual mix-up. ocultan ([oˈkul̪t̪ãn]) and ocultando ([okul̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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) - “ocultan” sits inside “ocultando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocultan is recorded at frequency rank #17,224, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈkul̪t̪ãn]. ocultando is at rank #21,769, tagged as averb, pronounced [okul̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 38993, this pair ranks #166,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ocultan vs ocultando
Shared letters: aclnotu. Private to "ocultan": -. Private to "ocultando": d.
"ocultan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ocultando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ocultan" for "ocultando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ocultan" vs "ocultando" - 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 "ocultan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocultan" and "ocultando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocultan 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 #166,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.