Which to use
“cambian” and “cambies” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,580
- “cambian” frequency rank
- #17,063
- “cambies” frequency rank
- 21643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cambian | cambies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cambiar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cambiar. |
Where the eye mixes cambian and cambies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cambian and cambies follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cambian with cambies
A purely visual mix-up. cambian ([ˈkãmbjãn]) and cambies ([ˈkãmbjes]) 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 21643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cambian is recorded at frequency rank #4,580, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkãmbjãn]. cambies is at rank #17,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkãmbjes].
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 21643, this pair ranks #253,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cambian vs cambies
Shared letters: abcim. Private to "cambian": n. Private to "cambies": es.
"cambian" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "cambies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cambian" and "cambies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cambian" or "cambies"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cambian" and "cambies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cambian" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cambies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cambian" and "cambies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caerían vs cambian". 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 #253,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.