Which to use
“ajustar” and “ajusten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,257
- “ajustar” frequency rank
- #35,332
- “ajusten” frequency rank
- 45589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustar | ajusten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Modificar hasta llevar a la forma o tamaño justo o adecuado, en particular para permitir que case o que no discrepe con otra cosa, o que sus partes se acoplen bien. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ajustar o de ajustarse. |
Where the eye mixes ajustar and ajusten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ajustar and ajusten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ajustar and ajusten
A purely visual mix-up. ajustar ([axusˈt̪aɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajustar is recorded at frequency rank #10,257, classified as averb, pronounced [axusˈt̪aɾ]. 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 45589, this pair ranks #130,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajustar vs ajusten
Shared letters: ajstu. Private to "ajustar": r. Private to "ajusten": en.
"ajustar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ajusten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ajustar" and "ajusten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ajustar" or "ajusten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ajustar" and "ajusten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustar" 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 #130,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustar" 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 #130,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.