Which to use
“aumenta” and “aumenten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,100
- “aumenta” frequency rank
- #23,679
- “aumenten” frequency rank
- 26779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumenta | aumenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumenta and aumenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aumenta runs 7 letters (VVCVCCV) against aumenten's 8 (VVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aumenta vs aumenten
A purely visual mix-up. aumenta ([awˈmẽn̪t̪a]) and aumenten ([awˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26779, 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]. aumenten is at rank #23,679, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn].
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 26779, this pair ranks #229,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aumenta vs aumenten
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumenta": -. Private to "aumenten": -.
"aumenta" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV · "aumenten" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aumenta" and "aumenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aumenta" vs "aumenten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumenta" and "aumenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aumenten vs ausentes". 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 #229,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.