Which to use
“cuestionar” and “cuestionarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,476
- “cuestionar” frequency rank
- #41,835
- “cuestionarse” frequency rank
- 52311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestionar | cuestionarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner en duda algo, especialmente una idea, una creencia o la declaración de alguien. | Forma pronominal de cuestionar. |
Where the eye mixes cuestionar and cuestionarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. cuestionar runs 10 letters (CVVCCVVCVC) against cuestionarse's 12 (CVVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cuestionar and cuestionarse
A purely visual mix-up. cuestionar ([kwest̪joˈnaɾ]) and cuestionarse ([kwest̪joˈnaɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cuestionar” sits inside “cuestionarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuestionar is recorded at frequency rank #10,476, classified as averb, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnaɾ]. cuestionarse is at rank #41,835, tagged as averb, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnaɾse].
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 52311, this pair ranks #93,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuestionar vs cuestionarse
Shared letters: aceinorstu. Private to "cuestionar": -. Private to "cuestionarse": -.
"cuestionar" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC · "cuestionarse" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuestionar ← ccuestionar · ceustionar · cuesitonar · cuesstionar · cuestinoar · cuestioanr · cuestionarr · cuestionnar
- cuestionarse ← ccuestionarse · ceustionarse · cuesitonarse · cuesstionarse · cuestinoarse · cuestioanrse · cuestionarce · cuestionares
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuestionar" for "cuestionarse" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cuestionar" or "cuestionarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cuestionar" and "cuestionarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestionar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestionarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestionar" and "cuestionarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionaron vs cuestionarse". 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 #93,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.