Which to use
“giran” and “gozan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,421
- “giran” frequency rank
- #15,385
- “gozan” frequency rank
- 34806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | giran | gozan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de girar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gozar. |
Where the eye mixes giran and gozan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. giran and gozan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between giran and gozan
A purely visual mix-up. giran ([ˈxiɾãn]) and gozan ([ˈgosãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
giran is recorded at frequency rank #19,421, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxiɾãn]. gozan is at rank #15,385, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgosãn].
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 34806, this pair ranks #189,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of giran vs gozan
Shared letters: agn. Private to "giran": ir. Private to "gozan": oz.
"giran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "giran" for "gozan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "giran" or "gozan"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "giran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gozan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "giran" and "gozan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "giran vs guan". 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 #189,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.