Which to use
“investigan” and “investigué” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,737
- “investigan” frequency rank
- #49,741
- “investigué” frequency rank
- 67478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investigan | investigué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de investigar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de investigar. |
Where the eye mixes investigan and investigué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. investigan (VCCVCCVCVC) and investigué (VCCVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses investigan with investigué
A purely visual mix-up. investigan ([ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]) and investigué ([ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investigan is recorded at frequency rank #17,737, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]. investigué is at rank #49,741, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞e].
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 67478, this pair ranks #37,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of investigan vs investigué
Shared letters: eginstv. Private to "investigan": a. Private to "investigué": ué.
"investigan" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "investigué" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- investigan ← inbestigan · inevstigan · innvestigan · invesitgan · invesstigan · investgian · investiagn · investigann
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "investigan" and "investigué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "investigan" or "investigué"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "investigan" and "investigué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "investigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investigué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investigan" and "investigué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "investigué vs investiguen". 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 #37,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.