Which to use
“broken” and “brotan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,530
- “broken” frequency rank
- #44,598
- “brotan” frequency rank
- 77128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | broken | brotan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio pasado del verbo (to) break. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brotar. |
Where the eye mixes broken and brotan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: broken vs brotan
A purely visual mix-up. broken (/ˈbɹəʊ.kən/) and brotan ([ˈbɾot̪ãn]) 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 77128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
broken is recorded at frequency rank #32,530, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈbɹəʊ.kən/. brotan is at rank #44,598, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɾot̪ãn].
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 77128, this pair ranks #16,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of broken vs brotan
Shared letters: bnor. Private to "broken": ek. Private to "brotan": at.
"broken" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "brotan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "broken" and "brotan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "broken" or "brotan" show up more?
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 "broken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brotan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "broken" and "brotan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "broca vs brotan". 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 #16,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.