ejecutanvsejecutaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ejecutan” and “ejecutaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,006
“ejecutan” frequency rank
#30,049
“ejecutaron” frequency rank
50055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ejecutan ejecutaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ejecutar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ejecutar.

Where the eye mixes ejecutan and ejecutaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
ejecutan
10 ch
ejecutaron

Visual trap between ejecutan and ejecutaron

A purely visual mix-up. ejecutan ([exeˈkut̪ãn]) and ejecutaron ([exekuˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 50055, 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]. ejecutaron is at rank #30,049, tagged as averb, pronounced [exekuˈt̪aɾõn].

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 50055, this pair ranks #105,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ejecutan vs ejecutaron

Shared letters: acejntu. Private to "ejecutan": -. Private to "ejecutaron": or.

"ejecutan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "ejecutaron" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ejecutaneejcutan · ejceutan · ejeccutan · ejectuan · ejecuatn · ejecutann · ejecutna · ejecuttan
  • ejecutaroneejcutaron · ejceutaron · ejeccutaron · ejectuaron · ejecuatron · ejecutaorn · ejecutarno · ejecutaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ejecutan" and "ejecutaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([exeˈkut̪ãn] versus [exekuˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ejecutan" or "ejecutaron" show up more?
"ejecutan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,006 in our Spanish list, against #30,049 for "ejecutaron". 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 "ejecutan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ejecutaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ejecutan" and "ejecutaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejecutará vs ejecutaron". 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 #105,340 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