Which to use
“ejecutar” and “ejecuten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,051
- “ejecutar” frequency rank
- #38,079
- “ejecuten” frequency rank
- 44130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejecutar | ejecuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer, realizar, poner por obra alguna cosa. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ejecutar. |
Where the eye mixes ejecutar and ejecuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ejecutar vs ejecuten
A purely visual mix-up. ejecutar ([exekuˈt̪aɾ]) and ejecuten ([exeˈkut̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejecutar is recorded at frequency rank #6,051, classified as averb, pronounced [exekuˈt̪aɾ]. ejecuten is at rank #38,079, tagged as averb, pronounced [exeˈkut̪ẽn].
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 44130, this pair ranks #138,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ejecutar vs ejecuten
Shared letters: cejtu. Private to "ejecutar": ar. Private to "ejecuten": n.
"ejecutar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "ejecuten" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ejecutar" and "ejecuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ejecutar" or "ejecuten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ejecutar" and "ejecuten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejecutar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejecuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejecutar" and "ejecuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejecuten vs ejecutor". 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 #138,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.