Which to use
“aumentar” and “aumentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,067
- “aumentar” frequency rank
- #10,452
- “aumentaron” frequency rank
- 12519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumentar | aumentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer más grande una cantidad, número, extensión, volumen, importancia o magnitud. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumentar and aumentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aumentar runs 8 letters (VVCVCCVC) against aumentaron's 10 (VVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aumentar and aumentaron
A purely visual mix-up. aumentar ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “aumentar” sits inside “aumentaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumentar is recorded at frequency rank #2,067, classified as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 12519, this pair ranks #291,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aumentar vs aumentaron
Shared letters: aemnrtu. Private to "aumentar": -. Private to "aumentaron": o.
"aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC · "aumentaron" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aumentar ← amuentar · auemntar · aumenatr · aumenntar · aumentarr · aumentra · aumenttar · aumetnar
- aumentaron ← amuentaron · auemntaron · aumenatron · aumenntaron · aumentaorn · aumentarno · aumentaronn · aumentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aumentar" and "aumentaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aumentar" vs "aumentaron" - which ranks higher?
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 "aumentar" 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 #291,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumentar" 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 #291,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.