Which to use
“aumentar” and “aumenten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,067
- “aumentar” frequency rank
- #23,679
- “aumenten” frequency rank
- 25746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumentar | aumenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer más grande una cantidad, número, extensión, volumen, importancia o magnitud. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumentar and aumenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aumentar and aumenten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aumentar and aumenten
A purely visual mix-up. aumentar ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25746, 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]. 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 25746, this pair ranks #235,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aumentar vs aumenten
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumentar": r. Private to "aumenten": -.
"aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC · "aumenten" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aumentar" and "aumenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aumentar" or "aumenten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumentar" 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 #235,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumentar" and "aumenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asentar vs aumentar". 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 #235,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.