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“invitar” and “invitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,866
“invitar” frequency rank
#14,629
“invitaron” frequency rank
22495
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invitar invitaron
Definition Pedirle a alguien que vaya a cierto lugar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de invitar.

Where the eye mixes invitar and invitaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. invitar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against invitaron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
invitar
9 ch
invitaron

Visual trap between invitar and invitaron

A purely visual mix-up. invitar ([ĩmbiˈt̪aɾ]) and invitaron ([ĩmbiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “invitar” sits inside “invitaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invitar is recorded at frequency rank #7,866, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmbiˈt̪aɾ]. invitaron is at rank #14,629, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmbiˈt̪aɾõn].

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 22495, this pair ranks #250,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of invitar vs invitaron

Shared letters: ainrtv. Private to "invitar": -. Private to "invitaron": o.

"invitar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "invitaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invitar ← inbitar · inivtar · innvitar · inviatr · invitarr · invitra · invittar · invtiar
  • invitaron ← inbitaron · inivtaron · innvitaron · inviatron · invitaorn · invitarno · invitaronn · invitarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "invitar" and "invitaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmbiˈt̪aɾ] versus [ĩmbiˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "invitar" vs "invitaron" - which ranks higher?
"invitar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,866 in our Spanish list, against #14,629 for "invitaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "invitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #250,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invitar" and "invitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "instar vs invitar". 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 #250,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list