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“atravesar” and “atravesaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,936
- “atravesar” frequency rank
- #39,587
- “atravesaron” frequency rank
- 49523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atravesar | atravesaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner un madero u otra cosa que pase de una parte a otra. | 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 atravesar and atravesaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atravesar runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against atravesaron's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: atravesar vs atravesaron
A purely visual mix-up. atravesar ([at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “atravesar” sits inside “atravesaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atravesar is recorded at frequency rank #9,936, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]. 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 49523, this pair ranks #108,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atravesar vs atravesaron
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "atravesar": -. Private to "atravesaron": no.
"atravesar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "atravesaron" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atravesar ← artavesar · atarvesar · atrabesar · atraevsar · atraveasr · atravesarr · atravesra · atravessar
- atravesaron ← artavesaron · atarvesaron · atrabesaron · atraevsaron · atraveasron · atravesaorn · atravesarno · atravesaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atravesar" and "atravesaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "atravesar" vs "atravesaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "atravesar" 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 #108,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atravesar" and "atravesaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atravesamos vs atravesaron". 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 #108,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.