atravesadovsatravesaronWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: atravesado is a adjective, atravesaron is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“atravesado” is an adjective and “atravesaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,761
“atravesado” frequency rank
#39,587
“atravesaron” frequency rank
56348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atravesado atravesaron
Definition El que no mira derecho, sinocomo los bizcos. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de atravesar o de atravesarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set atravesado and atravesaron apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
atravesado
11 ch
atravesaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atravesado is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞o] while atravesaron is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾõn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atravesado is recorded at frequency rank #16,761, classified as anadj, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞o]. atravesaron is at rank #39,587, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾõn].

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 56348, this pair ranks #74,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of atravesado vs atravesaron

Shared letters: aeorstv. Private to "atravesado": d. Private to "atravesaron": n.

"atravesado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "atravesaron" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atravesadoartavesado · atarvesado · atrabesado · atraevsado · atraveasdo · atravesaddo · atravesaod · atravesdao
  • atravesaronartavesaron · atarvesaron · atrabesaron · atraevsaron · atraveasron · atravesaorn · atravesarno · atravesaronn

Frequency comparison

atravesado#16,761
atravesaron#39,587

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "atravesado" and "atravesaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "atravesado" is an adjective and "atravesaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "atravesado" or "atravesaron"?
"atravesado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,761 in our Spanish list, against #39,587 for "atravesaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering atravesado vs atravesaron

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “atravesado”; for a verb, it's “atravesaron”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “atravesado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list