Which to use
“mejora” is a noun and “mejoran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,062
- “mejora” frequency rank
- #17,206
- “mejoran” frequency rank
- 20268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mejora | mejoran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de mejorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mejorar. |
Where the eye mixes mejora and mejoran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mejora runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against mejoran's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mejora with mejoran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mejora is [meˈxoɾa] while mejoran is [meˈxoɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mejora” sits inside “mejoran”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mejora is recorded at frequency rank #3,062, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈxoɾa]. mejoran is at rank #17,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈxoɾãn].
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 20268, this pair ranks #260,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mejora vs mejoran
Shared letters: aejmor. Private to "mejora": -. Private to "mejoran": n.
"mejora" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mejoran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mejora" for "mejoran" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mejora" or "mejoran" show up more?
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 "mejora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mejoran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mejora" and "mejoran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mejoran vs mejorarán". 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 #260,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.