Which to use
“captar” and “capturar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,666
- “captar” frequency rank
- #6,272
- “capturar” frequency rank
- 16938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captar | capturar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atrair por captação | prender |
Where the eye mixes captar and capturar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: captar vs capturar
A purely visual mix-up. captar (/kɐ.pˈtaɾ/) and capturar (/kap.tu.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 16938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captar is recorded at frequency rank #10,666, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.pˈtaɾ/. capturar is at rank #6,272, tagged as averb, pronounced /kap.tu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 16938, this pair ranks #54,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of captar vs capturar
Shared letters: acprt. Private to "captar": -. Private to "capturar": u.
"captar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "capturar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "captar" for "capturar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "captar" or "capturar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "captar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capturar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captar" and "capturar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captar vs copta". 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 #54,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.