noun · neutral
captcha
/ˈkæp.tʃə/CAPT·cha
Band 5-6task1speaking
A test used on websites to determine whether the user is human and not an automated program.
Examples
“I had to complete a captcha before I could download the file.”
“Some captchas are hard to read and annoy users.”
“Captchas are designed to block bots from spamming forms.”
Band 8 sentence
“While captchas reduce spam, they can also create accessibility issues for some users.”
Collocations
- complete a captcha
- captcha test
Word family
captcha nounCAPTCHA noun (acronym)
Common mistakes
capcha→captcha
a captcha image are difficult→a captcha image is difficult
Say it for a higher band
5security check→6human verification→7+captcha
Synonyms
human verification
Easily confused
human verification
“The form requires human verification before submission.”
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