Which to use
“ejecutan” and “ejecutar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,006
- “ejecutan” frequency rank
- #6,051
- “ejecutar” frequency rank
- 26057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejecutan | ejecutar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ejecutar. | Hacer, realizar, poner por obra alguna cosa. |
Where the eye mixes ejecutan and ejecutar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ejecutan and ejecutar
A purely visual mix-up. ejecutan ([exeˈkut̪ãn]) and ejecutar ([exekuˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “ejecutan” becomes r in “ejecutar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejecutan is recorded at frequency rank #20,006, classified as averb, pronounced [exeˈkut̪ãn]. ejecutar is at rank #6,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [exekuˈt̪aɾ].
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 26057, this pair ranks #233,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ejecutan vs ejecutar
Shared letters: acejtu. Private to "ejecutan": n. Private to "ejecutar": r.
"ejecutan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "ejecutar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ejecutan" for "ejecutar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ejecutan" or "ejecutar"?
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 "ejecutan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejecutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejecutan" and "ejecutar" 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 #233,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.