Which to use
“otorgados” is a participle and “otorgaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,824
- “otorgados” frequency rank
- #28,100
- “otorgaron” frequency rank
- 47924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | otorgados | otorgaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de otorgado, participio de otorgar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de otorgar. |
Where the eye mixes otorgados and otorgaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. otorgados and otorgaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between otorgados and otorgaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: otorgados is [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞os] while otorgaron is [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
otorgados is recorded at frequency rank #19,824, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞að̞os]. otorgaron is at rank #28,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 47924, this pair ranks #117,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of otorgados vs otorgaron
Shared letters: agort. Private to "otorgados": ds. Private to "otorgaron": n.
"otorgados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "otorgaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "otorgados" and "otorgaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "otorgados" or "otorgaron"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "otorgados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "otorgaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "otorgados" and "otorgaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "otorgadas vs otorgados". 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 #117,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.