Which to use
“cuenten” and “cuentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,201
- “cuenten” frequency rank
- #15,334
- “cuentes” frequency rank
- 26535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuenten | cuentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de contar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de contar. |
Where the eye mixes cuenten and cuentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cuenten and cuentes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cuenten with cuentes
A purely visual mix-up. cuenten ([ˈkwẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “cuenten” becomes s in “cuentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuenten is recorded at frequency rank #11,201, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwẽn̪t̪ẽn]. 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 26535, this pair ranks #231,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuenten vs cuentes
Shared letters: centu. Private to "cuenten": -. Private to "cuentes": s.
"cuenten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuentes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuenten" for "cuentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cuenten" vs "cuentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuenten" 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 #231,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuenten" and "cuentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cantes vs cuentes". 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 #231,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.