Which to use
“flotan” and “flotar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,714
- “flotan” frequency rank
- #30,084
- “flotar” frequency rank
- 68798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flotan | flotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de flotar. | Sostenerse sin el sustento de un medio sólido, sea sobre un líquido, un gas o en el vacío. |
Where the eye mixes flotan and flotar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flotan vs flotar
A purely visual mix-up. flotan ([ˈflot̪ãn]) and flotar ([floˈt̪aɾ]) 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 “flotan” becomes r in “flotar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flotan is recorded at frequency rank #38,714, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈflot̪ãn]. flotar is at rank #30,084, tagged as averb, pronounced [floˈt̪aɾ].
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 68798, this pair ranks #33,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flotan vs flotar
Shared letters: aflot. Private to "flotan": n. Private to "flotar": r.
"flotan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "flotar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flotan" for "flotar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flotan" vs "flotar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "flotan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flotan" and "flotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flojas vs flotan". 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 #33,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.