Which to use
“aumentamos” and “aumentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,577
- “aumentamos” frequency rank
- #10,452
- “aumentaron” frequency rank
- 58029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumentamos | aumentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumentamos and aumentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aumentamos vs aumentaron
A purely visual mix-up. aumentamos ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumentamos is recorded at frequency rank #47,577, classified as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪amos]. 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 58029, this pair ranks #68,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aumentamos vs aumentaron
Shared letters: aemnotu. Private to "aumentamos": s. Private to "aumentaron": r.
"aumentamos" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC · "aumentaron" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aumentamos ← amuentamos · auemntamos · aumenatmos · aumenntamos · aumentammos · aumentamoss · aumentamso · aumentaoms
- aumentaron ← amuentaron · auemntaron · aumenatron · aumenntaron · aumentaorn · aumentarno · aumentaronn · aumentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aumentamos" for "aumentaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aumentamos" or "aumentaron"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentamos" 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 #68,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumentamos" and "aumentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aumentamos vs aumentos". 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 #68,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.