Which to use
“ocupan” and “ocupó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,709
- “ocupan” frequency rank
- #8,685
- “ocupó” frequency rank
- 15394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ocupan | ocupó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocupar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocupar. |
Where the eye mixes ocupan and ocupó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ocupan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against ocupó's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ocupan and ocupó
A purely visual mix-up. ocupan ([oˈkupãn]) and ocupó ([okuˈpo]) 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 15394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ocupan is recorded at frequency rank #6,709, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈkupãn]. ocupó is at rank #8,685, tagged as averb, pronounced [okuˈpo].
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 15394, this pair ranks #280,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ocupan vs ocupó
Shared letters: copu. Private to "ocupan": an. Private to "ocupó": ó.
"ocupan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "ocupó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ocupan ← coupan · occupan · ocpuan · ocuapn · ocupann · ocupna · ocuppan · oucpan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ocupan" and "ocupó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ocupan" or "ocupó"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ocupan" and "ocupó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ocupan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ocupó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ocupan" and "ocupó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ocupan vs ocuparán". 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 #280,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.