Which to use
“cuestiona” is a verb and “cuestionada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,112
- “cuestiona” frequency rank
- #25,586
- “cuestionada” frequency rank
- 39698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestiona | cuestionada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuestionar. | Forma del femenino de cuestionado, participio de cuestionar. |
Where the eye mixes cuestiona and cuestionada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. cuestiona runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCV) against cuestionada's 11 (CVVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cuestiona vs cuestionada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cuestiona is [kwesˈt̪jona] while cuestionada is [kwest̪joˈnað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cuestiona” sits inside “cuestionada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuestiona is recorded at frequency rank #14,112, classified as averb, pronounced [kwesˈt̪jona]. cuestionada is at rank #25,586, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnað̞a].
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 39698, this pair ranks #163,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuestiona vs cuestionada
Shared letters: aceinostu. Private to "cuestiona": -. Private to "cuestionada": d.
"cuestiona" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "cuestionada" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuestiona ← ccuestiona · ceustiona · cuesitona · cuesstiona · cuestinoa · cuestioan · cuestionna · cuestoina
- cuestionada ← ccuestionada · ceustionada · cuesitonada · cuesstionada · cuestinoada · cuestioanda · cuestionaad · cuestionadda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuestiona" and "cuestionada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cuestiona" or "cuestionada" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestiona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestionada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestiona" and "cuestionada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionada vs cuestionados". 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 #163,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.