Which to use
“alimentando” and “aumentando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,567
- “alimentando” frequency rank
- #6,037
- “aumentando” frequency rank
- 28604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimentando | aumentando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de alimentar. | Gerundio de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes alimentando and aumentando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between alimentando and aumentando
A purely visual mix-up. alimentando ([alimẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and aumentando ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 28604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alimentando is recorded at frequency rank #22,567, classified as averb, pronounced [alimẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. aumentando is at rank #6,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 28604, this pair ranks #221,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alimentando vs aumentando
Shared letters: ademnot. Private to "alimentando": il. Private to "aumentando": u.
"alimentando" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCCV · "aumentando" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alimentando ← ailmentando · aliemntando · alimenatndo · alimenntando · alimentadno · alimentanddo · alimentanndo · alimentanod
- aumentando ← amuentando · auemntando · aumenatndo · aumenntando · aumentadno · aumentanddo · aumentanndo · aumentanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alimentando" for "aumentando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alimentando" or "aumentando"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alimentando" and "aumentando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimentando" and "aumentando" 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 #221,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.