cuestionavscuestionanConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
cuestiona
10 ch
cuestionan

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

  • cuestionaccuestiona · ceustiona · cuesitona · cuesstiona · cuestinoa · cuestioan · cuestionna · cuestoina
  • cuestionanccuestionan · ceustionan · cuesitonan · cuesstionan · cuestinoan · cuestioann · cuestionann · cuestionnan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cuestiona" and "cuestionan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kwesˈt̪jona] versus [kwesˈt̪jonãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cuestiona" vs "cuestionan" - which ranks higher?
"cuestiona" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,112 in our Spanish list, against #23,012 for "cuestionan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list