Which to use
“fortalece” and “fortaleció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,434
- “fortalece” frequency rank
- #40,313
- “fortaleció” frequency rank
- 57747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortalece | fortaleció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fortalecer o de fortalecerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fortalecer o de fortalecerse. |
Where the eye mixes fortalece and fortaleció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fortalece runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against fortaleció's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fortalece with fortaleció
A purely visual mix-up. fortalece ([foɾt̪aˈlese]) and fortaleció ([foɾt̪aleˈsjo]) 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 57747, 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]. fortaleció is at rank #40,313, tagged as averb, pronounced [foɾt̪aleˈsjo].
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 57747, this pair ranks #69,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fortalece vs fortaleció
Shared letters: aceflort. Private to "fortalece": -. Private to "fortaleció": ió.
"fortalece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "fortaleció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fortalece ← ffortalece · foratlece · forrtalece · fortaelce · fortalcee · fortalecce · fortaleec · fortalese
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fortalece" and "fortaleció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fortalece" or "fortaleció" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fortalece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortaleció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortalece" and "fortaleció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortalecen vs fortaleció". 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 #69,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.