Which to use
“cuestiona” and “cuestionan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,112
- “cuestiona” frequency rank
- #23,012
- “cuestionan” frequency rank
- 37124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestiona | cuestionan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuestionar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuestionar. |
Where the eye mixes cuestiona and cuestionan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cuestiona vs cuestionan
A purely visual mix-up. cuestiona ([kwesˈt̪jona]) and cuestionan ([kwesˈt̪jonãn]) 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) - “cuestiona” sits inside “cuestionan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37124, 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]. cuestionan is at rank #23,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [kwesˈt̪jonãn].
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 37124, this pair ranks #176,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuestiona vs cuestionan
Shared letters: aceinostu. Private to "cuestiona": -. Private to "cuestionan": -.
"cuestiona" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "cuestionan" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuestiona ← ccuestiona · ceustiona · cuesitona · cuesstiona · cuestinoa · cuestioan · cuestionna · cuestoina
- cuestionan ← ccuestionan · ceustionan · cuesitonan · cuesstionan · cuestinoan · cuestioann · cuestionann · cuestionnan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuestiona" and "cuestionan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cuestiona" vs "cuestionan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cuestiona" and "cuestionan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestiona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestionan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestiona" and "cuestionan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionan vs cuestionaron". 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 #176,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.