Which to use
“tolerado” and “tolerar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,358
- “tolerado” frequency rank
- #12,265
- “tolerar” frequency rank
- 49623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolerado | tolerar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de tolerar. | Poner el ánimo en situación de vivir y resistir una situación incómoda, molesta o de sufrimiento. |
Where the eye mixes tolerado and tolerar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tolerado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against tolerar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tolerado vs tolerar
A purely visual mix-up. tolerado ([t̪oleˈɾað̞o]) and tolerar ([t̪oleˈɾaɾ]) 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 49623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolerado is recorded at frequency rank #37,358, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oleˈɾað̞o]. tolerar is at rank #12,265, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oleˈɾaɾ].
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 49623, this pair ranks #107,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tolerado vs tolerar
Shared letters: aelort. Private to "tolerado": d. Private to "tolerar": -.
"tolerado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "tolerar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tolerado" for "tolerar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tolerado" vs "tolerar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tolerado" and "tolerar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tolerado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolerar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolerado" and "tolerar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toledano vs tolerado". 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 #107,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.