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Which to use

“asentaron” and “aumentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,394
“asentaron” frequency rank
#10,452
“aumentaron” frequency rank
53846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asentaron aumentaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asentar o de asentarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aumentar.

Where the eye mixes asentaron and aumentaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
asentaron
10 ch
aumentaron

Why the eye confuses asentaron with aumentaron

A purely visual mix-up. asentaron ([asẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and aumentaron ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 53846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asentaron is recorded at frequency rank #43,394, classified as averb, pronounced [asẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. aumentaron is at rank #10,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 53846, this pair ranks #85,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asentaron vs aumentaron

Shared letters: aenort. Private to "asentaron": s. Private to "aumentaron": mu.

"asentaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "aumentaron" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asentaronacentaron · aesntaron · asenatron · asenntaron · asentaorn · asentarno · asentaronn · asentarron
  • aumentaronamuentaron · auemntaron · aumenatron · aumenntaron · aumentaorn · aumentarno · aumentaronn · aumentarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asentaron" and "aumentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([asẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn] versus [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asentaron" or "aumentaron" show up more?
"aumentaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,452 in our Spanish list, against #43,394 for "asentaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asentaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aumentaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asentaron" and "aumentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asentaron vs asustaron". 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 #85,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list