Which to use
“aumenta” and “aumento” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,100
- “aumenta” frequency rank
- #1,132
- “aumento” frequency rank
- 4232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumenta | aumento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumenta and aumento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aumenta vs aumento
A purely visual mix-up. aumenta ([awˈmẽn̪t̪a]) and aumento ([awˈmẽn̪t̪o]) 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 a single letter - a in “aumenta” becomes o in “aumento”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4232, 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]. aumento is at rank #1,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪o].
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 4232, this pair ranks #316,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aumenta vs aumento
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumenta": -. Private to "aumento": o.
"aumenta" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV · "aumento" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aumenta" and "aumento" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aumenta" or "aumento" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "aumenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumenta" and "aumento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asentó vs aumento". 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 #316,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.