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“fortalece” and “fortalecen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,434
- “fortalece” frequency rank
- #33,613
- “fortalecen” frequency rank
- 51047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortalece | fortalecen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fortalecer o de fortalecerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fortalecer o de fortalecerse. |
Where the eye mixes fortalece and fortalecen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fortalece runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against fortalecen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fortalece vs fortalecen
A purely visual mix-up. fortalece ([foɾt̪aˈlese]) and fortalecen ([foɾt̪aˈlesẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fortalece” sits inside “fortalecen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fortalece is recorded at frequency rank #17,434, classified as averb, pronounced [foɾt̪aˈlese]. fortalecen is at rank #33,613, tagged as averb, pronounced [foɾt̪aˈlesẽn].
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 51047, this pair ranks #99,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fortalece vs fortalecen
Shared letters: aceflort. Private to "fortalece": -. Private to "fortalecen": n.
"fortalece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "fortalecen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fortalece ← ffortalece · foratlece · forrtalece · fortaelce · fortalcee · fortalecce · fortaleec · fortalese
- fortalecen ← ffortalecen · foratlecen · forrtalecen · fortaelcen · fortalceen · fortaleccen · fortalecenn · fortalecne
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "fortalece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortalecen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortalece" and "fortalecen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortalecen vs fortalecerá". 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 #99,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.