Which to use
“aumenta” is a verb and “aumentada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,100
- “aumenta” frequency rank
- #17,881
- “aumentada” frequency rank
- 20981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumenta | aumentada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. | Forma del femenino de aumentado, participio de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumenta and aumentada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aumenta runs 7 letters (VVCVCCV) against aumentada's 9 (VVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aumenta with aumentada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aumenta is [awˈmẽn̪t̪a] while aumentada is [awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “aumenta” sits inside “aumentada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumenta is recorded at frequency rank #3,100, classified as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪a]. aumentada is at rank #17,881, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
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 20981, this pair ranks #256,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aumenta vs aumentada
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumenta": -. Private to "aumentada": d.
"aumenta" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV · "aumentada" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aumenta" for "aumentada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aumenta" or "aumentada"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumenta" and "aumentada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aumentada vs aumentarán". 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 #256,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.