Which to use
“experimentan” and “experimentar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,252
- “experimentan” frequency rank
- #8,381
- “experimentar” frequency rank
- 26633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experimentan | experimentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de experimentar. | Hacer pruebas para determinar o evaluar las propiedades de algo. |
Where the eye mixes experimentan and experimentar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. experimentan and experimentar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses experimentan with experimentar
A purely visual mix-up. experimentan ([ekspeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and experimentar ([ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 “experimentan” becomes r in “experimentar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
experimentan is recorded at frequency rank #18,252, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. experimentar is at rank #8,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 26633, this pair ranks #230,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of experimentan vs experimentar
Shared letters: aeimnprtx. Private to "experimentan": -. Private to "experimentar": -.
"experimentan" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC · "experimentar" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experimentan ← epxerimentan · exeprimentan · expeirmentan · experiemntan · experimenatn · experimenntan · experimentann · experimentna
- experimentar ← epxerimentar · exeprimentar · expeirmentar · experiemntar · experimenatr · experimenntar · experimentarr · experimentra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "experimentan" for "experimentar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "experimentan" or "experimentar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "experimentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "experimentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experimentan" and "experimentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimentan vs experimente". 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 #230,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.