Which to use
“examinan” and “examinó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,583
- “examinan” frequency rank
- #25,635
- “examinó” frequency rank
- 69218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examinan | examinó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de examinar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de examinar. |
Where the eye mixes examinan and examinó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. examinan runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against examinó's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses examinan with examinó
A purely visual mix-up. examinan ([eksaˈminãn]) and examinó ([eksamiˈno]) 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 69218, 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]. examinó is at rank #25,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksamiˈno].
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 69218, this pair ranks #32,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examinan vs examinó
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examinan": -. Private to "examinó": ó.
"examinan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "examinó" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- examinan ← eaxminan · exaimnan · examiann · examinann · examinnan · examminan · examnian · exmainan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "examinan" and "examinó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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- Full dictionary entry for "examinan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examinó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examinan" and "examinó" 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 #32,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.