Which to use
“investigan” and “investiguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,737
- “investigan” frequency rank
- #24,540
- “investiguen” frequency rank
- 42277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investigan | investiguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de investigar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de investigar. |
Where the eye mixes investigan and investiguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. investigan runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against investiguen's 11 (VCCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between investigan and investiguen
A purely visual mix-up. investigan ([ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ãn]) and investiguen ([ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ẽn]) 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 42277, 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]. investiguen is at rank #24,540, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbesˈt̪iɣ̞ẽn].
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 42277, this pair ranks #149,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of investigan vs investiguen
Shared letters: eginstv. Private to "investigan": a. Private to "investiguen": u.
"investigan" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "investiguen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- investigan ← inbestigan · inevstigan · innvestigan · invesitgan · invesstigan · investgian · investiagn · investigann
- investiguen ← inbestiguen · inevstiguen · innvestiguen · invesitguen · invesstiguen · investgiuen · investigeun · investigguen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "investigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investiguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investigan" and "investiguen" 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 #149,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.