Which to use
“invente” is a verb and “inventos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,819
- “invente” frequency rank
- #17,456
- “inventos” frequency rank
- 57275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invente | inventos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de inventar. | Forma del plural de invento. |
Where the eye mixes invente and inventos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. invente runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against inventos's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: invente vs inventos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: invente is [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e] while inventos is [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57275, 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]. inventos is at rank #17,456, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪os].
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 57275, this pair ranks #71,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of invente vs inventos
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invente": -. Private to "inventos": os.
"invente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "inventos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "invente" for "inventos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invente" or "inventos" show up more?
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 "invente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inventos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invente" and "inventos" 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 #71,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.