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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "examinado" and "examinar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "examinado" vs "examinar" - which ranks higher?
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.