Which to use
“ocultan” and “ocultar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,224
- “ocultan” frequency rank
- #5,023
- “ocultar” frequency rank
- 22247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocultan | ocultar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocultar. | Esconder algo a la vista. |
Where the eye mixes ocultan and ocultar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ocultan and ocultar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ocultan vs ocultar
A purely visual mix-up. ocultan ([oˈkul̪t̪ãn]) and ocultar ([okul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “ocultan” becomes r in “ocultar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22247, 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]. ocultar is at rank #5,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [okul̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 22247, this pair ranks #251,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ocultan vs ocultar
Shared letters: aclotu. Private to "ocultan": n. Private to "ocultar": r.
"ocultan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ocultar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ocultan" and "ocultar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ocultan" or "ocultar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocultan" and "ocultar" 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 #251,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.