Which to use
“cuente” and “cuentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,699
- “cuente” frequency rank
- #15,334
- “cuentes” frequency rank
- 23033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuente | cuentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de contar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de contar. |
Where the eye mixes cuente and cuentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cuente runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against cuentes's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cuente with cuentes
A purely visual mix-up. cuente ([ˈkwẽn̪t̪e]) and cuentes ([ˈkwẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “cuente” sits inside “cuentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuente is recorded at frequency rank #7,699, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwẽn̪t̪e]. cuentes is at rank #15,334, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwẽn̪t̪es].
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 23033, this pair ranks #247,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuente vs cuentes
Shared letters: centu. Private to "cuente": -. Private to "cuentes": s.
"cuente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cuentes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuente" and "cuentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cuente" or "cuentes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cuente" and "cuentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuente" and "cuentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuente vs cute". 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 #247,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.