Which to use
“ocultan” and “ocultaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,224
- “ocultan” frequency rank
- #43,152
- “ocultaron” frequency rank
- 60376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocultan | ocultaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocultar. |
Where the eye mixes ocultan and ocultaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ocultan and ocultaron
A purely visual mix-up. ocultan ([oˈkul̪t̪ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60376, 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]. 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 60376, this pair ranks #59,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ocultan vs ocultaron
Shared letters: aclnotu. Private to "ocultan": -. Private to "ocultaron": r.
"ocultan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ocultaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ocultan" and "ocultaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ocultan" or "ocultaron"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ocultan" and "ocultaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocultan" 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 #59,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocultan" 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 #59,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.