Which to use
“golpea” and “golpear” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,962
- “golpea” frequency rank
- #8,388
- “golpear” frequency rank
- 17350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golpea | golpear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de golpear o de golpearse. | Impactar con fuerza una cosa en otra. |
Where the eye mixes golpea and golpear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. golpea runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against golpear's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between golpea and golpear
A purely visual mix-up. golpea ([golˈpea]) and golpear ([golpeˈaɾ]) 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) - “golpea” sits inside “golpear”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golpea is recorded at frequency rank #8,962, classified as averb, pronounced [golˈpea]. golpear is at rank #8,388, tagged as averb, pronounced [golpeˈaɾ].
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 17350, this pair ranks #272,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of golpea vs golpear
Shared letters: aeglop. Private to "golpea": -. Private to "golpear": r.
"golpea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "golpear" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "golpea" for "golpear" ever safe?
Which is more common, "golpea" or "golpear"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "golpea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golpear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golpea" and "golpear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "golpeador vs golpear". 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 #272,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.