confirmadavsconfirmanWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: confirmada is a participle, confirman is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“confirmada” is a participle and “confirman” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,343
“confirmada” frequency rank
#11,008
“confirman” frequency rank
23351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confirmada confirman
Definition Forma del femenino de confirmado, participio de confirmar o de confirmarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confirmar o de confirmarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set confirmada and confirman apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
confirmada
9 ch
confirman

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: confirmada is [kõɱfiɾˈmað̞a] while confirman is [kõɱˈfiɾmãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confirmada is recorded at frequency rank #12,343, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõɱfiɾˈmað̞a]. confirman is at rank #11,008, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfiɾmãn].

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 23351, this pair ranks #246,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of confirmada vs confirman

Shared letters: acfimnor. Private to "confirmada": d. Private to "confirman": -.

"confirmada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "confirman" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confirmadacconfirmada · cnofirmada · cofnirmada · conffirmada · confimrada · confiramda · confirmaad · confirmadda
  • confirmancconfirman · cnofirman · cofnirman · conffirman · confimran · confiramn · confirmann · confirmman

Frequency comparison

confirmada#12,343
confirman#11,008

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "confirmada" and "confirman" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "confirmada" is a participle and "confirman" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "confirmada" or "confirman"?
"confirman" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,008 in our Spanish list, against #12,343 for "confirmada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering confirmada vs confirman

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “confirmada”; for a verb, it's “confirman”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “confirmada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list