experimentarvsexperimentosTell them apart

Quick tell: experimentar is a verb, experimentos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“experimentar” is a verb and “experimentos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,381
“experimentar” frequency rank
#7,857
“experimentos” frequency rank
16238
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature experimentar experimentos
Definition Hacer pruebas para determinar o evaluar las propiedades de algo. Forma del plural de experimento.

Where the eye mixes experimentar and experimentos

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

12 ch
experimentar
12 ch
experimentos

Why the eye confuses experimentar with experimentos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experimentar is [ekspeɾimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] while experimentos is [ekspeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16238, 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]. experimentos is at rank #7,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekspeɾiˈmẽn̪t̪os].

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 16238, this pair ranks #276,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of experimentar vs experimentos

Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "experimentar": a. Private to "experimentos": os.

"experimentar" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC  ·  "experimentos" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • experimentarepxerimentar · exeprimentar · expeirmentar · experiemntar · experimenatr · experimenntar · experimentarr · experimentra
  • experimentosepxerimentos · exeprimentos · expeirmentos · experiemntos · experimenntos · experimenots · experimentoss · experimentso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "experimentar" and "experimentos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "experimentar" is a verb and "experimentos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "experimentar" or "experimentos" show up more?
"experimentos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,857 in our Spanish list, against #8,381 for "experimentar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "experimentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "experimentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "experimentar" and "experimentos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experimentar 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 #276,970 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