ajustavsajustenTell them apart

Which to use

“ajusta” and “ajusten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,050
“ajusta” frequency rank
#35,332
“ajusten” frequency rank
49382
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ajusta ajusten
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ajustar o de ajustarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ajustar o de ajustarse.

Where the eye mixes ajusta and ajusten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ajusta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against ajusten's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
ajusta
7 ch
ajusten

Visual trap between ajusta and ajusten

A purely visual mix-up. ajusta ([aˈxust̪a]) and ajusten ([aˈxust̪ẽn]) 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 49382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ajusta is recorded at frequency rank #14,050, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈxust̪a]. ajusten is at rank #35,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈxust̪ẽn].

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 49382, this pair ranks #109,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ajusta vs ajusten

Shared letters: ajstu. Private to "ajusta": -. Private to "ajusten": en.

"ajusta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "ajusten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ajusta ← ajjusta · ajsuta · ajusat · ajussta · ajustta · ajutsa · aujsta · jausta
  • ajusten ← ajjusten · ajsuten · ajusetn · ajussten · ajustenn · ajustne · ajustten · ajutsen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ajusta" and "ajusten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈxust̪a] versus [aˈxust̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ajusta" vs "ajusten" - which ranks higher?
"ajusta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,050 in our Spanish list, against #35,332 for "ajusten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ajusta" and "ajusten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ajusta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ajusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ajusta" and "ajusten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ajusten vs apunten". 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 #109,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list