Which to use
“disminuyen” and “disminuyeron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,377
- “disminuyen” frequency rank
- #34,065
- “disminuyeron” frequency rank
- 53442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disminuyen | disminuyeron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disminuir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de disminuir. |
Where the eye mixes disminuyen and disminuyeron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. disminuyen runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVVC) against disminuyeron's 12 (CVCCVCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: disminuyen vs disminuyeron
A purely visual mix-up. disminuyen ([d̪ismiˈnuʝẽn]) and disminuyeron ([d̪isminuˈʝeɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disminuyen is recorded at frequency rank #19,377, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ismiˈnuʝẽn]. disminuyeron is at rank #34,065, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isminuˈʝeɾõn].
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 53442, this pair ranks #87,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disminuyen vs disminuyeron
Shared letters: deimnsuy. Private to "disminuyen": -. Private to "disminuyeron": or.
"disminuyen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC · "disminuyeron" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disminuyen ← ddisminuyen · dimsinuyen · disimnuyen · disminnuyen · disminueyn · disminuyenn · disminuyne · disminuyyen
- disminuyeron ← ddisminuyeron · dimsinuyeron · disimnuyeron · disminnuyeron · disminueyron · disminuyeorn · disminuyerno · disminuyeronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disminuyen" for "disminuyeron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disminuyen" vs "disminuyeron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuyen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disminuyeron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disminuyen" and "disminuyeron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disminuya vs disminuyen". 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 #87,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.