Which to use
“torturan” and “torturaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,732
- “torturan” frequency rank
- #36,855
- “torturaron” frequency rank
- 79587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | torturan | torturaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de torturar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de torturar. |
Where the eye mixes torturan and torturaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. torturan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against torturaron's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between torturan and torturaron
A purely visual mix-up. torturan ([t̪oɾˈt̪uɾãn]) and torturaron ([t̪oɾt̪uˈɾaɾõn]) 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 79587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
torturan is recorded at frequency rank #42,732, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oɾˈt̪uɾãn]. torturaron is at rank #36,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oɾt̪uˈɾaɾõn].
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 79587, this pair ranks #12,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of torturan vs torturaron
Shared letters: anortu. Private to "torturan": -. Private to "torturaron": -.
"torturan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "torturaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- torturan ← otrturan · torrturan · tortruan · tortturan · tortuarn · torturann · torturna · torturran
- torturaron ← otrturaron · torrturaron · tortruaron · tortturaron · tortuarron · torturaorn · torturarno · torturaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "torturan" for "torturaron" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "torturan" and "torturaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "torturan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "torturaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "torturan" and "torturaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "torturada vs torturan". 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 #12,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.