aumentadovsaumentaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aumentado” and “aumentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,869
“aumentado” frequency rank
#10,452
“aumentaron” frequency rank
17321
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aumentado aumentaron
Definition Participio de aumentar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aumentar.

Where the eye mixes aumentado and aumentaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aumentado runs 9 letters (VVCVCCVCV) against aumentaron's 10 (VVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aumentado
10 ch
aumentaron

Visual trap between aumentado and aumentaron

A purely visual mix-up. aumentado ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and aumentaron ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 17321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aumentado is recorded at frequency rank #6,869, classified as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. aumentaron is at rank #10,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 17321, this pair ranks #272,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aumentado vs aumentaron

Shared letters: aemnotu. Private to "aumentado": d. Private to "aumentaron": r.

"aumentado" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV  ·  "aumentaron" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aumentado ← amuentado · auemntado · aumenatdo · aumenntado · aumentaddo · aumentaod · aumentdao · aumenttado
  • aumentaron ← amuentaron · auemntaron · aumenatron · aumenntaron · aumentaorn · aumentarno · aumentaronn · aumentarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aumentado" and "aumentaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aumentado" or "aumentaron"?
"aumentado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,869 in our Spanish list, against #10,452 for "aumentaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "aumentado" and "aumentaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aumentado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aumentaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aumentado" and "aumentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aumentamos vs aumentaron". 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 #272,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list