Which to use
“examen” is a noun and “examina” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,024
- “examen” frequency rank
- #17,136
- “examina” frequency rank
- 19160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examen | examina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Escrutinio analítico que se lleva a cabo acerca de las características o circunstancias de algo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de examinar. |
Where the eye mixes examen and examina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. examen runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against examina's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: examen vs examina
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: examen is [ekˈsamẽn] while examina is [eksaˈmina]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examen is recorded at frequency rank #2,024, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekˈsamẽn]. examina is at rank #17,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksaˈmina].
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 19160, this pair ranks #264,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of examen vs examina
Shared letters: aemnx. Private to "examen": -. Private to "examina": i.
"examen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "examina" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "examen" for "examina" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "examen" or "examina" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "examen" and "examina" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "examen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examen" and "examina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examina vs examinada". 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 #264,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.