Which to use
“ampliar” and “ampliaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,914
- “ampliar” frequency rank
- #46,917
- “ampliaron” frequency rank
- 52831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliar | ampliaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer más amplio, aumentar o hacer más grande en tamaño, profundidad, contenido, cantidad, duración o alcance; extender los límites de algo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ampliar. |
Where the eye mixes ampliar and ampliaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ampliar runs 7 letters (VCCCVVC) against ampliaron's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ampliar with ampliaron
A purely visual mix-up. ampliar ([ãmˈpljaɾ]) and ampliaron ([ãmˈpljaɾõn]) 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) - “ampliar” sits inside “ampliaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampliar is recorded at frequency rank #5,914, classified as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpljaɾ]. 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 52831, this pair ranks #90,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampliar vs ampliaron
Shared letters: ailmpr. Private to "ampliar": -. Private to "ampliaron": no.
"ampliar" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "ampliaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ampliar" and "ampliaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliar" 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 #90,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliar" 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 #90,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.