Which to use
“atrevan” and “atrevía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,278
- “atrevan” frequency rank
- #38,510
- “atrevía” frequency rank
- 80788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atrevan | atrevía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de atrever o de atreverse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de atrever o de atreverse. |
Where the eye mixes atrevan and atrevía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atrevan (VCCVCVC) and atrevía (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between atrevan and atrevía
A purely visual mix-up. atrevan ([aˈt̪ɾeβ̞ãn]) and atrevía ([at̪ɾeˈβ̞ia]) 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.
atrevan is recorded at frequency rank #42,278, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾeβ̞ãn]. atrevía is at rank #38,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾeˈβ̞ia].
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 atrevan vs atrevía
Shared letters: aertv. Private to "atrevan": n. Private to "atrevía": í.
"atrevan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "atrevía" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atrevan ← artevan · atervan · atreavn · atreban · atrevann · atrevna · atrevvan · atrrevan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atrevan" and "atrevía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "atrevan" or "atrevía"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "atrevan" and "atrevía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atrevan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrevía" - 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
- "atrevan" and "atrevía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abreviar vs atrevía". 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.