Which to use
“examinado” and “examinan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,407
- “examinado” frequency rank
- #43,583
- “examinan” frequency rank
- 66990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examinado | examinan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de examinar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de examinar. |
Where the eye mixes examinado and examinan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. examinado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against examinan's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses examinado with examinan
A purely visual mix-up. examinado ([eksamiˈnað̞o]) and examinan ([eksaˈminãn]) 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 66990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examinado is recorded at frequency rank #23,407, classified as averb, pronounced [eksamiˈnað̞o]. examinan is at rank #43,583, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksaˈminãn].
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 66990, this pair ranks #38,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examinado vs examinan
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinado": do. Private to "examinan": -.
"examinado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "examinan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "examinado" and "examinan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "examinado" or "examinan"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "examinado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examinan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examinado" and "examinan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinan vs examinaron". 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 #38,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.