Which to use
“atravesamos” and “atravesaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,201
- “atravesamos” frequency rank
- #39,587
- “atravesaron” frequency rank
- 80788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atravesamos | atravesaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de atravesar o de atravesarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de atravesar o de atravesarse. |
Where the eye mixes atravesamos and atravesaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atravesamos and atravesaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: atravesamos vs atravesaron
A purely visual mix-up. atravesamos ([at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsamos]) and atravesaron ([at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atravesamos is recorded at frequency rank #41,201, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsamos]. 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 80788, this pair ranks #11,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atravesamos vs atravesaron
Shared letters: aeorstv. Private to "atravesamos": m. Private to "atravesaron": n.
"atravesamos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC · "atravesaron" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atravesamos ← artavesamos · atarvesamos · atrabesamos · atraevsamos · atraveasmos · atravesammos · atravesamoss · atravesamso
- atravesaron ← artavesaron · atarvesaron · atrabesaron · atraevsaron · atraveasron · atravesaorn · atravesarno · atravesaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atravesamos" and "atravesaron" be used interchangeably?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "atravesamos" and "atravesaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atravesamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atravesaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atravesamos" and "atravesaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atravesado vs atravesamos". 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 #11,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.