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Which to use

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

#21,034
“inventan” frequency rank
#39,819
“invente” frequency rank
60853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inventan invente
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inventar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de inventar.

Where the eye mixes inventan and invente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
inventan
7 ch
invente

Look-alike desk: inventan vs invente

A purely visual mix-up. inventan ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪ãn]) and invente ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e]) 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 60853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inventan is recorded at frequency rank #21,034, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪ãn]. invente is at rank #39,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e].

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 60853, this pair ranks #57,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inventan vs invente

Shared letters: eintv. Private to "inventan": a. Private to "invente": -.

"inventan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "invente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inventaninbentan · inevntan · innventan · invenatn · invenntan · inventann · inventna · inventtan
  • inventeinbente · inevnte · innvente · invenet · invennte · inventte · invetne · invnete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inventan" and "invente" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪ãn] versus [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inventan" or "invente"?
"inventan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,034 in our Spanish list, against #39,819 for "invente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inventan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inventan" and "invente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invente vs inventen". 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 #57,467 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