Which to use
“ajustar” is a verb and “ajustes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,257
- “ajustar” frequency rank
- #10,788
- “ajustes” frequency rank
- 21045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustar | ajustes |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de ajuste. |
Where the eye mixes ajustar and ajustes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ajustar and ajustes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ajustar vs ajustes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ajustar is [axusˈt̪aɾ] while ajustes is [aˈxust̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21045, 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]. ajustes is at rank #10,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈxust̪es].
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 21045, this pair ranks #256,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ajustar vs ajustes
Shared letters: ajstu. Private to "ajustar": r. Private to "ajustes": e.
"ajustar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ajustes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ajustar" for "ajustes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ajustar" or "ajustes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustar" and "ajustes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ajuar vs ajustar". 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 #256,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.