Which to use
“cambié” and “cambien” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,536
- “cambié” frequency rank
- #10,800
- “cambien” frequency rank
- 23336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cambié | cambien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cambiar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cambiar. |
Where the eye mixes cambié and cambien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cambié runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against cambien's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cambié and cambien
A purely visual mix-up. cambié ([kãmˈbje]) and cambien ([ˈkãmbjẽn]) 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 23336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cambié is recorded at frequency rank #12,536, classified as averb, pronounced [kãmˈbje]. cambien is at rank #10,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkãmbjẽn].
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 23336, this pair ranks #246,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cambié vs cambien
Shared letters: abcim. Private to "cambié": é. Private to "cambien": en.
"cambié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cambien" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cambien ← acmbien · cabmien · cambbien · cambein · cambienn · cambine · camiben · cammbien
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cambié" for "cambien" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cambié" or "cambien"?
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 "cambié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cambien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cambié" and "cambien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cambié vs camote". 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 #246,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.