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“concursante” and “concursantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,992
“concursante” frequency rank
#19,065
“concursantes” frequency rank
42057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concursante concursantes
Definition Que concursa. Forma del plural de concursante.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concursante and concursantes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
concursante
12 ch
concursantes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. concursante ([kõŋkuɾˈsãn̪t̪e]) and concursantes ([kõŋkuɾˈsãn̪t̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “concursante” sits inside “concursantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concursante is recorded at frequency rank #22,992, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõŋkuɾˈsãn̪t̪e]. concursantes is at rank #19,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõŋkuɾˈsãn̪t̪es].

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 42057, this pair ranks #150,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concursante vs concursantes

Shared letters: acenorstu. Private to "concursante": -. Private to "concursantes": -.

"concursante" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "concursantes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concursantecconcursante · cnocursante · cocnursante · conccursante · concrusante · concurasnte · concurrsante · concursanet
  • concursantescconcursantes · cnocursantes · cocnursantes · conccursantes · concrusantes · concurasntes · concurrsantes · concursanets

Frequency comparison

concursante#22,992
concursantes#19,065

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concursante" and "concursantes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋkuɾˈsãn̪t̪e] versus [kõŋkuɾˈsãn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concursante" or "concursantes"?
"concursantes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,065 in our Spanish list, against #22,992 for "concursante". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concursante vs concursantes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “concursante” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list