consideravsconsideranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,404
“considera” frequency rank
#3,168
“consideran” frequency rank
4572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considera consideran
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de considerar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de considerar.

Where the eye mixes considera and consideran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
considera
10 ch
consideran

Why the eye confuses considera with consideran

A purely visual mix-up. considera ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾa]) and consideran ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾãn]) 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) - “considera” sits inside “consideran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considera is recorded at frequency rank #1,404, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈð̞eɾa]. consideran is at rank #3,168, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈð̞eɾãn].

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 4572, this pair ranks #315,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considera vs consideran

Shared letters: acdeinors. Private to "considera": -. Private to "consideran": -.

"considera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "consideran" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consideracconsidera · cnosidera · concidera · conisdera · connsidera · consdiera · considdera · considear
  • considerancconsideran · cnosideran · concideran · conisderan · connsideran · consdieran · considderan · considearn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "considera" and "consideran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾa] versus [kõnsiˈð̞eɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "considera" or "consideran" show up more?
"considera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,404 in our Spanish list, against #3,168 for "consideran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "considera" and "consideran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consideran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #315,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considera" and "consideran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concederá vs considera". 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 #315,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list