Which to use
“aumenten” and “aumento” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,679
- “aumenten” frequency rank
- #1,132
- “aumento” frequency rank
- 24811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aumenten | aumento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aumentar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. |
Where the eye mixes aumenten and aumento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aumenten runs 8 letters (VVCVCCVC) against aumento's 7 (VVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aumenten and aumento
A purely visual mix-up. aumenten ([awˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) and aumento ([awˈmẽn̪t̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aumenten is recorded at frequency rank #23,679, classified as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]. aumento is at rank #1,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪o].
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 24811, this pair ranks #239,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aumenten vs aumento
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumenten": -. Private to "aumento": o.
"aumenten" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC · "aumento" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aumenten" and "aumento" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aumenten" or "aumento"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aumenten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aumento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aumenten" and "aumento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asentó vs aumento". 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 #239,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.