Which to use
“aumentada” is a participle and “aumentan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,881
- “aumentada” frequency rank
- #6,982
- “aumentan” frequency rank
- 24863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumentada | aumentan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aumentado, participio de aumentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumentada and aumentan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aumentada with aumentan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aumentada is [awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while aumentan is [awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumentada is recorded at frequency rank #17,881, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. aumentan is at rank #6,982, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn].
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 24863, this pair ranks #239,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aumentada vs aumentan
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumentada": d. Private to "aumentan": -.
"aumentada" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV · "aumentan" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aumentada" for "aumentan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aumentada" or "aumentan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumentada" and "aumentan" 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 #239,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.