Which to use
“ejecutado” and “ejecutan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,106
- “ejecutado” frequency rank
- #20,006
- “ejecutan” frequency rank
- 29112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejecutado | ejecutan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ejecutar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ejecutar. |
Where the eye mixes ejecutado and ejecutan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ejecutado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against ejecutan's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ejecutado and ejecutan
A purely visual mix-up. ejecutado ([exekuˈt̪að̞o]) and ejecutan ([exeˈkut̪ãn]) 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 29112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejecutado is recorded at frequency rank #9,106, classified as averb, pronounced [exekuˈt̪að̞o]. ejecutan is at rank #20,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [exeˈkut̪ãn].
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 29112, this pair ranks #218,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ejecutado vs ejecutan
Shared letters: acejtu. Private to "ejecutado": do. Private to "ejecutan": n.
"ejecutado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "ejecutan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ejecutado" for "ejecutan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ejecutado" vs "ejecutan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejecutado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejecutan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejecutado" and "ejecutan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejecutan vs ejecutará". 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 #218,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.