Which to use
“mejoran” and “mejoren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,206
- “mejoran” frequency rank
- #19,798
- “mejoren” frequency rank
- 37004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mejoran | mejoren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mejorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mejorar. |
Where the eye mixes mejoran and mejoren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mejoran and mejoren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mejoran vs mejoren
A purely visual mix-up. mejoran ([meˈxoɾãn]) and mejoren ([meˈxoɾẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “mejoran” becomes e in “mejoren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mejoran is recorded at frequency rank #17,206, classified as averb, pronounced [meˈxoɾãn]. mejoren is at rank #19,798, tagged as averb, pronounced [meˈxoɾẽn].
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 37004, this pair ranks #177,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mejoran vs mejoren
Shared letters: ejmnor. Private to "mejoran": a. Private to "mejoren": -.
"mejoran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mejoren" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mejoran" for "mejoren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mejoran" vs "mejoren" - 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 "mejoran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mejoren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mejoran" and "mejoren" 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 #177,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.