Which to use
“examina” and “examine” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,136
- “examina” frequency rank
- #37,085
- “examine” frequency rank
- 54221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examina | examine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de examinar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de examinar. |
Where the eye mixes examina and examine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: examina vs examine
A purely visual mix-up. examina ([eksaˈmina]) and examine ([eksaˈmine]) 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 “examina” becomes e in “examine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examina is recorded at frequency rank #17,136, classified as averb, pronounced [eksaˈmina]. examine is at rank #37,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksaˈmine].
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 54221, this pair ranks #84,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of examina vs examine
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examina": -. Private to "examine": -.
"examina" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "examine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "examina" and "examine" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "examina" or "examine"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "examina" and "examine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "examina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examina" and "examine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinan vs examine". 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 #84,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.