Which to use
“estallado” and “estallan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,030
- “estallado” frequency rank
- #42,997
- “estallan” frequency rank
- 79027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estallado | estallan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de estallar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estallar. |
Where the eye mixes estallado and estallan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. estallado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against estallan's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses estallado with estallan
A purely visual mix-up. estallado ([est̪aˈʝað̞o]) and estallan ([esˈt̪aʝãn]) 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 79027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estallado is recorded at frequency rank #36,030, classified as averb, pronounced [est̪aˈʝað̞o]. estallan is at rank #42,997, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈt̪aʝãn].
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 79027, this pair ranks #13,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of estallado vs estallan
Shared letters: aelst. Private to "estallado": do. Private to "estallan": n.
"estallado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "estallan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "estallado" and "estallan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "estallado" vs "estallan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "estallado" and "estallan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estallado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estallan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estallado" and "estallan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estallado vs estallidos". 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 #13,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.