Which to use
“arrojan” and “arrojando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,307
- “arrojan” frequency rank
- #27,865
- “arrojando” frequency rank
- 51172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrojan | arrojando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arrojar. | Gerundio de arrojar. |
Where the eye mixes arrojan and arrojando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrojan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against arrojando's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrojan and arrojando
A purely visual mix-up. arrojan ([aˈroxãn]) and arrojando ([aroˈxãn̪d̪o]) 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) - “arrojan” sits inside “arrojando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrojan is recorded at frequency rank #23,307, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈroxãn]. arrojando is at rank #27,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [aroˈxãn̪d̪o].
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 51172, this pair ranks #99,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrojan vs arrojando
Shared letters: ajnor. Private to "arrojan": -. Private to "arrojando": d.
"arrojan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "arrojando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrojan" and "arrojando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arrojan" or "arrojando" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrojan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrojando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrojan" and "arrojando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrojada vs arrojando". 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 #99,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.