interrogavsinterrogarConfusable pair

Which to use

“interroga” and “interrogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,436
“interroga” frequency rank
#31,402
“interrogar” frequency rank
72838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interroga interrogar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interrogar. Hacer una o varias preguntas a alguien para obtener información o respuestas.

Where the eye mixes interroga and interrogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
interroga
10 ch
interrogar

Visual trap between interroga and interrogar

A purely visual mix-up. interroga ([ĩn̪t̪eˈroɣ̞a]) and interrogar ([ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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) - “interroga” sits inside “interrogar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interroga is recorded at frequency rank #41,436, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈroɣ̞a]. interrogar is at rank #31,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 72838, this pair ranks #24,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interroga vs interrogar

Shared letters: aeginort. Private to "interroga": -. Private to "interrogar": -.

"interroga" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "interrogar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrogainetrroga · innterroga · interoga · interorga · interrgoa · interroag · interrogga · intreroga
  • interrogarinetrrogar · innterrogar · interogar · interorgar · interrgoar · interroagr · interrogarr · interroggar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interroga" and "interrogar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eˈroɣ̞a] versus [ĩn̪t̪eroˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interroga" or "interrogar"?
"interrogar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,402 in our Spanish list, against #41,436 for "interroga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "interroga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interrogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interroga" and "interrogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interponga vs interroga". 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 #24,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list