Which to use
“examinan” and “examinando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,583
- “examinan” frequency rank
- #24,147
- “examinando” frequency rank
- 67730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examinan | examinando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de examinar. | Gerundio de examinar. |
Where the eye mixes examinan and examinando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. examinan runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against examinando's 10 (VCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: examinan vs examinando
A purely visual mix-up. examinan ([eksaˈminãn]) and examinando ([eksamiˈnãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “examinan” sits inside “examinando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examinan is recorded at frequency rank #43,583, classified as averb, pronounced [eksaˈminãn]. examinando is at rank #24,147, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksamiˈnãn̪d̪o].
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 67730, this pair ranks #36,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examinan vs examinando
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinan": -. Private to "examinando": do.
"examinan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "examinando" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- examinan ← eaxminan · exaimnan · examiann · examinann · examinnan · examminan · examnian · exmainan
- examinando ← eaxminando · exaimnando · examianndo · examinadno · examinanddo · examinanndo · examinanod · examinnando
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "examinan" and "examinando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "examinan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examinando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examinan" and "examinando" 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 #36,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.