Which to use
“ataquen” is a verb and “ataques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,311
- “ataquen” frequency rank
- #2,379
- “ataques” frequency rank
- 25690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ataquen | ataques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atacar. | Forma del plural de ataque. |
Where the eye mixes ataquen and ataques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ataquen and ataques follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ataquen and ataques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ataquen is [aˈt̪akẽn] while ataques is [aˈt̪akes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “ataquen” becomes s in “ataques”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ataquen is recorded at frequency rank #23,311, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪akẽn]. ataques is at rank #2,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪akes].
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 25690, this pair ranks #235,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ataquen vs ataques
Shared letters: aeqtu. Private to "ataquen": n. Private to "ataques": s.
"ataquen" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "ataques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ataquen" and "ataques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ataquen" vs "ataques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ataquen" and "ataques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ataquen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ataques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ataquen" and "ataques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atañen vs ataquen". 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 #235,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.