Which to use
“esperan” and “esperen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,179
- “esperan” frequency rank
- #11,772
- “esperen” frequency rank
- 14951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esperan | esperen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de esperar o de esperarse. |
Where the eye mixes esperan and esperen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between esperan and esperen
A purely visual mix-up. esperan ([esˈpeɾãn]) and esperen ([esˈpeɾẽn]) 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 - a in “esperan” becomes e in “esperen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esperan is recorded at frequency rank #3,179, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈpeɾãn]. esperen is at rank #11,772, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈpeɾẽn].
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 14951, this pair ranks #282,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of esperan vs esperen
Shared letters: enprs. Private to "esperan": a. Private to "esperen": -.
"esperan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "esperen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esperan" for "esperen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esperan" or "esperen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "esperan" and "esperen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esperan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esperen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esperan" and "esperen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esperad vs esperen". 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 #282,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.