Which to use
“aumentan” and “aumentar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,982
- “aumentan” frequency rank
- #2,067
- “aumentar” frequency rank
- 9049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumentan | aumentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. | Hacer más grande una cantidad, número, extensión, volumen, importancia o magnitud. |
Where the eye mixes aumentan and aumentar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aumentan and aumentar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aumentan and aumentar
A purely visual mix-up. aumentan ([awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and aumentar ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 - n in “aumentan” becomes r in “aumentar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumentan is recorded at frequency rank #6,982, classified as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. aumentar is at rank #2,067, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 9049, this pair ranks #303,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aumentan vs aumentar
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumentan": -. Private to "aumentar": r.
"aumentan" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC · "aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aumentan" and "aumentar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aumentan" or "aumentar"?
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 "aumentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumentan" and "aumentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asientan vs aumentan". 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 #303,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.