Which to use
“cuestionario” is a noun and “cuestionarse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,325
- “cuestionario” frequency rank
- #41,835
- “cuestionarse” frequency rank
- 56160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestionario | cuestionarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de preguntas planteadas con un fin determinado | Forma pronominal de cuestionar. |
Where the eye mixes cuestionario and cuestionarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. cuestionario (CVVCCVVCVCVV) and cuestionarse (CVVCCVVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cuestionario with cuestionarse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cuestionario is [kwest̪joˈnaɾjo] while cuestionarse is [kwest̪joˈnaɾse]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuestionario is recorded at frequency rank #14,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnaɾjo]. 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 56160, this pair ranks #75,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuestionario vs cuestionarse
Shared letters: aceinorstu. Private to "cuestionario": -. Private to "cuestionarse": -.
"cuestionario" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCVV · "cuestionarse" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuestionario ← ccuestionario · ceustionario · cuesitonario · cuesstionario · cuestinoario · cuestioanrio · cuestionairo · cuestionaroi
- cuestionarse ← ccuestionarse · ceustionarse · cuesitonarse · cuesstionarse · cuestinoarse · cuestioanrse · cuestionarce · cuestionares
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuestionario" for "cuestionarse" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cuestionario" or "cuestionarse" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestionario" 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 #75,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestionario" 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 #75,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.