Which to use
“alimentan” and “alimentando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,969
- “alimentan” frequency rank
- #22,567
- “alimentando” frequency rank
- 35536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimentan | alimentando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alimentar. | Gerundio de alimentar. |
Where the eye mixes alimentan and alimentando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. alimentan runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVC) against alimentando's 11 (VCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alimentan and alimentando
A purely visual mix-up. alimentan ([aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and alimentando ([alimẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “alimentan” sits inside “alimentando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alimentan is recorded at frequency rank #12,969, classified as averb, pronounced [aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. alimentando is at rank #22,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [alimẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 35536, this pair ranks #185,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alimentan vs alimentando
Shared letters: aeilmnt. Private to "alimentan": -. Private to "alimentando": do.
"alimentan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "alimentando" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alimentan ← ailmentan · aliemntan · alimenatn · alimenntan · alimentann · alimentna · alimenttan · alimetnan
- alimentando ← ailmentando · aliemntando · alimenatndo · alimenntando · alimentadno · alimentanddo · alimentanndo · alimentanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alimentan" and "alimentando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alimentan" or "alimentando" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alimentan" and "alimentando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimentan" and "alimentando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alimentando vs alimentándose". 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 #185,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.