Which to use
“fortalece” and “fortalecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,434
- “fortalece” frequency rank
- #5,734
- “fortalecer” frequency rank
- 23168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortalece | fortalecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fortalecer o de fortalecerse. | Dar vigor y fuerza material o moralmente. |
Where the eye mixes fortalece and fortalecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fortalece runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against fortalecer's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fortalece with fortalecer
A purely visual mix-up. fortalece ([foɾt̪aˈlese]) and fortalecer ([foɾt̪aleˈseɾ]) 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 “fortalecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23168, 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]. fortalecer is at rank #5,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [foɾt̪aleˈseɾ].
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 23168, this pair ranks #247,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fortalece vs fortalecer
Shared letters: aceflort. Private to "fortalece": -. Private to "fortalecer": -.
"fortalece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "fortalecer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fortalece ← ffortalece · foratlece · forrtalece · fortaelce · fortalcee · fortalecce · fortaleec · fortalese
- fortalecer ← ffortalecer · foratlecer · forrtalecer · fortaelcer · fortalceer · fortaleccer · fortalecerr · fortalecre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fortalece" for "fortalecer" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fortalece" and "fortalecer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fortalece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortalecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortalece" and "fortalecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortalece vs fortalezca". 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 #247,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.