consideranvsconsiderenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,168
“consideran” frequency rank
#13,417
“consideren” frequency rank
16585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consideran consideren
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de considerar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de considerar.

Where the eye mixes consideran and consideren

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

10 ch
consideran
10 ch
consideren

Visual trap between consideran and consideren

A purely visual mix-up. consideran ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾãn]) and consideren ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “consideran” becomes e in “consideren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consideran is recorded at frequency rank #3,168, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈð̞eɾãn]. consideren is at rank #13,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈð̞eɾẽn].

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 16585, this pair ranks #275,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of consideran vs consideren

Shared letters: cdeinors. Private to "consideran": a. Private to "consideren": -.

"consideran" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "consideren" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • considerancconsideran · cnosideran · concideran · conisderan · connsideran · consdieran · considderan · considearn
  • considerencconsideren · cnosideren · concideren · conisderen · connsideren · consdieren · considderen · consideern

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "consideran" and "consideren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾãn] versus [kõnsiˈð̞eɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "consideran" vs "consideren" - which ranks higher?
"consideran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,168 in our Spanish list, against #13,417 for "consideren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "consideran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consideren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consideran" and "consideren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confieren vs consideren". 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 #275,550 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