Which to use
“alimentan” and “aumentan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,969
- “alimentan” frequency rank
- #6,982
- “aumentan” frequency rank
- 19951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimentan | aumentan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alimentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes alimentan and aumentan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alimentan runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVC) against aumentan's 8 (VVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alimentan and aumentan
A purely visual mix-up. alimentan ([aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and aumentan ([awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 19951, 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]. aumentan is at rank #6,982, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn].
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 19951, this pair ranks #261,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alimentan vs aumentan
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "alimentan": il. Private to "aumentan": u.
"alimentan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "aumentan" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alimentan" and "aumentan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alimentan" or "aumentan"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimentan" and "aumentan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alimentan vs asientan". 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 #261,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.