Which to use
“alcance” is a noun and “alcancen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,064
- “alcance” frequency rank
- #25,887
- “alcancen” frequency rank
- 27951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcance | alcancen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La acción y efecto de alcanzar al que se sigue. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes alcance and alcancen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alcance runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against alcancen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alcance and alcancen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alcance is [alˈkãnse] while alcancen is [alˈkãnsẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “alcance” sits inside “alcancen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcance is recorded at frequency rank #2,064, classified as anoun, pronounced [alˈkãnse]. alcancen is at rank #25,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈkãnsẽn].
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 27951, this pair ranks #224,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alcance vs alcancen
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "alcance": -. Private to "alcancen": -.
"alcance" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "alcancen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alcance" and "alcancen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alcance" or "alcancen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alcance" and "alcancen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcancen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcance" and "alcancen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcancen vs avancen". 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 #224,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.