Which to use
“investigué” and “investiguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,741
- “investigué” frequency rank
- #24,540
- “investiguen” frequency rank
- 74281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | investigué | investiguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de investigar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de investigar. |
Where the eye mixes investigué and investiguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. investigué runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVV) against investiguen's 11 (VCCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between investigué and investiguen
A purely visual mix-up. investigué ([ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞e]) 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 74281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
investigué is recorded at frequency rank #49,741, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbest̪iˈɣ̞e]. 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 74281, this pair ranks #21,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of investigué vs investiguen
Shared letters: eginstuv. Private to "investigué": é. Private to "investiguen": -.
"investigué" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV · "investiguen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- investiguen ← inbestiguen · inevstiguen · innvestiguen · invesitguen · invesstiguen · investgiuen · investigeun · investigguen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "investigué" and "investiguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "investigué" vs "investiguen" - which ranks higher?
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 "investigué" 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 #21,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "investigué" and "investiguen" 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 #21,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.