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Which to use

“experimentar” and “experimente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,381
“experimentar” frequency rank
#45,929
“experimente” frequency rank
54310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimentar experimente
Definition Hacer pruebas para determinar o evaluar las propiedades de algo. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de experimentar.

Where the eye mixes experimentar and experimente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
experimentar
11 ch
experimente

Look-alike desk: experimentar vs experimente

A purely visual mix-up. experimentar ([ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and experimente ([eksˌpeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪e]) 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 54310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

experimentar is recorded at frequency rank #8,381, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. experimente is at rank #45,929, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˌpeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪e].

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 54310, this pair ranks #83,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of experimentar vs experimente

Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "experimentar": a. Private to "experimente": -.

"experimentar" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC  ·  "experimente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentarepxerimentar · exeprimentar · expeirmentar · experiemntar · experimenatr · experimenntar · experimentarr · experimentra
  • experimenteepxerimente · exeprimente · expeirmente · experiemnte · experimenet · experimennte · experimentte · experimetne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "experimentar" and "experimente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [eksˌpeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "experimentar" vs "experimente" - which ranks higher?
"experimentar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,381 in our Spanish list, against #45,929 for "experimente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "experimentar" and "experimente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "experimentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "experimente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "experimentar" and "experimente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experience 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 #83,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list