Which to use
“investigar” and “investigué” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,425
- “investigar” frequency rank
- #49,741
- “investigué” frequency rank
- 53166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investigar | investigué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer las diligencias, operaciones o actividades para esclarecer o descubrir alguna cosa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de investigar. |
Where the eye mixes investigar and investigué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. investigar (VCCVCCVCVC) and investigué (VCCVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: investigar vs investigué
A purely visual mix-up. investigar ([ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 53166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investigar is recorded at frequency rank #3,425, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 53166, this pair ranks #89,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of investigar vs investigué
Shared letters: eginstv. Private to "investigar": ar. Private to "investigué": ué.
"investigar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "investigué" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- investigar ← inbestigar · inevstigar · innvestigar · invesitgar · invesstigar · investgiar · investiagr · investigarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "investigar" for "investigué" ever safe?
Frequency check: "investigar" vs "investigué" - 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 "investigar" 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 #89,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investigar" 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 #89,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.