Which to use
“alentó” and “aumento” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,468
- “alentó” frequency rank
- #1,132
- “aumento” frequency rank
- 30600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alentó | aumento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alentar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes alentó and aumento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alentó runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aumento's 7 (VVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alentó and aumento
A purely visual mix-up. alentó ([alẽn̪ˈt̪o]) and aumento ([awˈmẽn̪t̪o]) 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 30600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alentó is recorded at frequency rank #29,468, classified as averb, pronounced [alẽn̪ˈt̪o]. aumento is at rank #1,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪o].
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 30600, this pair ranks #211,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alentó vs aumento
Shared letters: aent. Private to "alentó": ló. Private to "aumento": mou.
"alentó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aumento" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aumento ← amuento · auemnto · aumennto · aumenot · aumentto · aumetno · aummento · aumneto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alentó" for "aumento" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alentó" vs "aumento" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alentó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alentó" and "aumento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alentó vs atente". 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 #211,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.