Which to use
“ampliación” is a noun and “ampliaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,793
- “ampliación” frequency rank
- #46,917
- “ampliaron” frequency rank
- 52710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliación | ampliaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ampliar (hacer más amplio, aumentar en tamaño, profundidad, contenido, cantidad, duración, etc.). | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ampliar. |
Where the eye mixes ampliación and ampliaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ampliación runs 10 letters (VCCCVVCVVC) against ampliaron's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ampliación vs ampliaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ampliación is [ãmpljaˈsjõn] while ampliaron is [ãmˈpljaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampliación is recorded at frequency rank #5,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãmpljaˈsjõn]. ampliaron is at rank #46,917, tagged as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpljaɾõn].
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 52710, this pair ranks #91,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampliación vs ampliaron
Shared letters: ailmnp. Private to "ampliación": có. Private to "ampliaron": or.
"ampliación" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCVVC · "ampliaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ampliaron ← amlpiaron · ammpliaron · ampilaron · amplairon · ampliaorn · ampliarno · ampliaronn · ampliarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ampliación" and "ampliaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ampliación" vs "ampliaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliación" and "ampliaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliamos vs ampliaron". 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 #91,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.