juntanvsjuntaronTell them apart

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

#12,848
“juntan” frequency rank
#18,586
“juntaron” frequency rank
31434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juntan juntaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse.

Where the eye mixes juntan and juntaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
juntan
8 ch
juntaron

Look-alike desk: juntan vs juntaron

A purely visual mix-up. juntan ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]) and juntaron ([xũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juntan is recorded at frequency rank #12,848, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]. juntaron is at rank #18,586, tagged as averb, pronounced [xũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 31434, this pair ranks #207,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of juntan vs juntaron

Shared letters: ajntu. Private to "juntan": -. Private to "juntaron": or.

"juntan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "juntaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juntanjjuntan · jnutan · junatn · junntan · juntann · juntna · junttan · jutnan
  • juntaronjjuntaron · jnutaron · junatron · junntaron · juntaorn · juntarno · juntaronn · juntarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juntan" and "juntaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn] versus [xũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "juntan" or "juntaron" show up more?
"juntan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,848 in our Spanish list, against #18,586 for "juntaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "juntan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juntaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juntan" and "juntaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juntaban vs juntaron". 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 #207,097 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