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Which to use

“examinado” and “examinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,407
“examinado” frequency rank
#9,638
“examinar” frequency rank
33045
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature examinado examinar
Definition Participio de examinar. Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa

Where the eye mixes examinado and examinar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. examinado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against examinar's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
examinado
8 ch
examinar

Look-alike desk: examinado vs examinar

A purely visual mix-up. examinado ([eksamiˈnað̞o]) and examinar ([eksamiˈnaɾ]) 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 33045, 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]. examinar is at rank #9,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksamiˈnaɾ].

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 33045, this pair ranks #198,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of examinado vs examinar

Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinado": do. Private to "examinar": r.

"examinado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "examinar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • examinadoeaxminado · exaimnado · examiando · examinaddo · examinaod · examindao · examinnado · examminado
  • examinareaxminar · exaimnar · examianr · examinarr · examinnar · examinra · examminar · examniar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "examinado" and "examinar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksamiˈnað̞o] versus [eksamiˈnaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "examinado" vs "examinar" - which ranks higher?
"examinar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,638 in our Spanish list, against #23,407 for "examinado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "examinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "examinado" and "examinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinado 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 #198,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list