Which to use
“busqué” and “busques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,367
- “busqué” frequency rank
- #12,533
- “busques” frequency rank
- 23900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | busqué | busques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de buscar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de buscar. |
Where the eye mixes busqué and busques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: busqué vs busques
A purely visual mix-up. busqué ([busˈke]) and busques ([ˈbuskes]) 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 23900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
busqué is recorded at frequency rank #11,367, classified as averb, pronounced [busˈke]. busques is at rank #12,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbuskes].
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 23900, this pair ranks #243,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of busqué vs busques
Shared letters: bqsu. Private to "busqué": é. Private to "busques": e.
"busqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "busques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- busques ← bbusques · bsuques · buqsues · busqeus · busqques · busquess · busquse · bussques
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "busqué" and "busques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "busqué" vs "busques" - 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 "busqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "busques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "busqué" and "busques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "busques vs Busquets". 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 #243,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.