Which to use
“aumentan” and “aumenten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,982
- “aumentan” frequency rank
- #23,679
- “aumenten” frequency rank
- 30661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumentan | aumenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumentan and aumenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aumentan and aumenten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aumentan vs aumenten
A purely visual mix-up. aumentan ([awˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and aumenten ([awˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 “aumentan” becomes e in “aumenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30661, 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]. aumenten is at rank #23,679, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn].
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 30661, this pair ranks #210,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aumentan vs aumenten
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumentan": -. Private to "aumenten": -.
"aumentan" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC · "aumenten" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aumentan" and "aumenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aumentan" or "aumenten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumentan" and "aumenten" 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 #210,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.