Which to use
“examinan” and “examinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,583
- “examinan” frequency rank
- #9,638
- “examinar” frequency rank
- 53221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examinan | examinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de examinar. | Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa |
Where the eye mixes examinan and examinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. examinan and examinar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: examinan vs examinar
A purely visual mix-up. examinan ([eksaˈminãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “examinan” becomes r in “examinar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53221, 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]. 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 53221, this pair ranks #88,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of examinan vs examinar
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinan": -. Private to "examinar": r.
"examinan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "examinar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "examinan" 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 #88,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examinan" and "examinar" 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 #88,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.