Which to use
“examine” and “examinó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,085
- “examine” frequency rank
- #25,635
- “examinó” frequency rank
- 62720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examine | examinó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 examine and examinó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. examine and examinó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses examine with examinó
A purely visual mix-up. examine ([eksaˈmine]) 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 a single letter - e in “examine” becomes ó in “examinó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examine is recorded at frequency rank #37,085, classified as averb, pronounced [eksaˈmine]. 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 62720, this pair ranks #51,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examine vs examinó
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examine": -. Private to "examinó": ó.
"examine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "examinó" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- examine ← eaxmine · exaimne · examien · examinne · exammine · examnie · exmaine · exxamine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "examine" and "examinó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "examine" or "examinó" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "examine" 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 #51,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examine" and "examinó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinan vs examine". 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 #51,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.