Which to use
“significa” and “significar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #569
- “significa” frequency rank
- #8,186
- “significar” frequency rank
- 8755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | significa | significar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de significar. | Ser una cosa, por naturaleza, imitación o convenio, representación, indicio o signo de otra cosa distinta. |
Where the eye mixes significa and significar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: significa vs significar
A purely visual mix-up. significa ([siɣ̞niˈfika]) and significar ([siɣ̞nifiˈkaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “significa” sits inside “significar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
significa is recorded at frequency rank #569, classified as averb, pronounced [siɣ̞niˈfika]. significar is at rank #8,186, tagged as averb, pronounced [siɣ̞nifiˈkaɾ].
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 8755, this pair ranks #304,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of significa vs significar
Shared letters: acfgins. Private to "significa": -. Private to "significar": r.
"significa" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "significar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- significa ← cignifica · isgnifica · sginifica · siggnifica · siginfica · signfiica · signifcia · signiffica
- significar ← cignificar · isgnificar · sginificar · siggnificar · siginficar · signfiicar · signifciar · signifficar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "significa" and "significar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "significa" vs "significar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "significa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "significar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "significa" and "significar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "significar vs significaron". 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 #304,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.