Which to use
“investigado” and “investigan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,256
- “investigado” frequency rank
- #17,737
- “investigan” frequency rank
- 28993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investigado | investigan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de investigar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de investigar. |
Where the eye mixes investigado and investigan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. investigado runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVCV) against investigan's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: investigado vs investigan
A purely visual mix-up. investigado ([ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞að̞o]) and investigan ([ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]) 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 28993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investigado is recorded at frequency rank #11,256, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞að̞o]. investigan is at rank #17,737, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ãn].
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 28993, this pair ranks #219,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of investigado vs investigan
Shared letters: aeginstv. Private to "investigado": do. Private to "investigan": -.
"investigado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "investigan" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- investigado ← inbestigado · inevstigado · innvestigado · invesitgado · invesstigado · investgiado · investiagdo · investigaddo
- investigan ← inbestigan · inevstigan · innvestigan · invesitgan · invesstigan · investgian · investiagn · investigann
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "investigado" for "investigan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "investigado" vs "investigan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "investigado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investigan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investigado" and "investigan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "investigan vs investigué". 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 #219,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.