Which to use
“examinar” and “examinaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,638
- “examinar” frequency rank
- #48,392
- “examinaron” frequency rank
- 58030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examinar | examinaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inquirir, investigar, escudriñar con diligencia y cuidado una cosa | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de examinar. |
Where the eye mixes examinar and examinaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. examinar runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against examinaron's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: examinar vs examinaron
A purely visual mix-up. examinar ([eksamiˈnaɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “examinar” sits inside “examinaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examinar is recorded at frequency rank #9,638, classified as averb, pronounced [eksamiˈnaɾ]. 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 58030, this pair ranks #68,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examinar vs examinaron
Shared letters: aeimnrx. Private to "examinar": -. Private to "examinaron": o.
"examinar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "examinaron" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- examinar ← eaxminar · exaimnar · examianr · examinarr · examinnar · examinra · examminar · examniar
- examinaron ← eaxminaron · exaimnaron · examianron · examinaorn · examinarno · examinaronn · examinarron · examinnaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "examinar" for "examinaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "examinar" vs "examinaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "examinar" 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 #68,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examinar" 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 #68,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.