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“disminuya” and “disminuyen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,877
- “disminuya” frequency rank
- #19,377
- “disminuyen” frequency rank
- 50254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disminuya | disminuyen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de disminuir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disminuir. |
Where the eye mixes disminuya and disminuyen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disminuya runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVV) against disminuyen's 10 (CVCCVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: disminuya vs disminuyen
A purely visual mix-up. disminuya ([d̪ismiˈnuʝa]) and disminuyen ([d̪ismiˈnuʝẽn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disminuya is recorded at frequency rank #30,877, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnuʝa]. disminuyen is at rank #19,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnuʝẽn].
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 50254, this pair ranks #104,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disminuya vs disminuyen
Shared letters: dimnsuy. Private to "disminuya": a. Private to "disminuyen": e.
"disminuya" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "disminuyen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disminuya ← ddisminuya · dimsinuya · disimnuya · disminnuya · disminuay · disminuyya · disminyua · dismiunya
- disminuyen ← ddisminuyen · dimsinuyen · disimnuyen · disminnuyen · disminueyn · disminuyenn · disminuyne · disminuyyen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "disminuya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuyen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disminuya" and "disminuyen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disminuirá vs disminuya". 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 #104,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.