disminuyenvsdisminuyeronConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
disminuyen
12 ch
disminuyeron

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

  • disminuyenddisminuyen · dimsinuyen · disimnuyen · disminnuyen · disminueyn · disminuyenn · disminuyne · disminuyyen
  • disminuyeronddisminuyeron · dimsinuyeron · disimnuyeron · disminnuyeron · disminueyron · disminuyeorn · disminuyerno · disminuyeronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "disminuyen" for "disminuyeron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ismiˈnuʝẽn] versus [d̪isminuˈʝeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "disminuyen" vs "disminuyeron" - which ranks higher?
"disminuyen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,377 in our Spanish list, against #34,065 for "disminuyeron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list