Which to use
“invente” and “inventen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,819
- “invente” frequency rank
- #49,740
- “inventen” frequency rank
- 89559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invente | inventen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de inventar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de inventar. |
Where the eye mixes invente and inventen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. invente runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against inventen's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: invente vs inventen
A purely visual mix-up. invente ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e]) and inventen ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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) - “invente” sits inside “inventen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invente is recorded at frequency rank #39,819, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e]. inventen is at rank #49,740, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪ẽn].
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 89559, this pair ranks #3,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of invente vs inventen
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invente": -. Private to "inventen": -.
"invente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "inventen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "invente" and "inventen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "invente" or "inventen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "invente" and "inventen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "invente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inventen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invente" and "inventen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingentes 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 #3,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.