Which to use
“disminuye” and “disminuyen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,510
- “disminuye” frequency rank
- #19,377
- “disminuyen” frequency rank
- 27887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disminuye | disminuyen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disminuir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disminuir. |
Where the eye mixes disminuye and disminuyen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. disminuye 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: disminuye vs disminuyen
A purely visual mix-up. disminuye ([d̪ismiˈnuʝe]) 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 extra letter(s) - “disminuye” sits inside “disminuyen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disminuye is recorded at frequency rank #8,510, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnuʝe]. 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 27887, this pair ranks #224,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disminuye vs disminuyen
Shared letters: deimnsuy. Private to "disminuye": -. Private to "disminuyen": -.
"disminuye" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV · "disminuyen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disminuye ← ddisminuye · dimsinuye · disimnuye · disminnuye · disminuey · disminuyye · disminyue · dismiunye
- disminuyen ← ddisminuyen · dimsinuyen · disimnuyen · disminnuyen · disminueyn · disminuyenn · disminuyne · disminuyyen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disminuye" for "disminuyen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disminuye" vs "disminuyen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuye" 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 #224,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disminuye" and "disminuyen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disminuyen vs disminuyeron". 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 #224,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.