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

#23,407
“examinado” frequency rank
#48,392
“examinaron” frequency rank
71799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature examinado examinaron
Definition Participio de examinar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de examinar.

Where the eye mixes examinado and examinaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. examinado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against examinaron's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
examinado
10 ch
examinaron

Why the eye confuses examinado with examinaron

A purely visual mix-up. examinado ([eksamiˈnað̞o]) and examinaron ([eksamiˈnaɾõn]) 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 71799, 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]. examinaron is at rank #48,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksamiˈnaɾõn].

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 71799, this pair ranks #26,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of examinado vs examinaron

Shared letters: aeimnox. Private to "examinado": d. Private to "examinaron": r.

"examinado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "examinaron" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • examinadoeaxminado · exaimnado · examiando · examinaddo · examinaod · examindao · examinnado · examminado
  • examinaroneaxminaron · exaimnaron · examianron · examinaorn · examinarno · examinaronn · examinarron · examinnaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "examinado" and "examinaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksamiˈnað̞o] versus [eksamiˈnaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "examinado" vs "examinaron" - which ranks higher?
"examinado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,407 in our Spanish list, against #48,392 for "examinaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "examinaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "examinado" and "examinaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinador 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 #26,732 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