Which to use
“mejorar” and “mejoraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,250
- “mejorar” frequency rank
- #26,920
- “mejoraron” frequency rank
- 28170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mejorar | mejoraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adelantar, acrecentar una cosa, haciédola pasar de un estado bueno a otro mejor. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mejorar. |
Where the eye mixes mejorar and mejoraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mejorar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against mejoraron's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mejorar and mejoraron
A purely visual mix-up. mejorar ([mexoˈɾaɾ]) and mejoraron ([mexoˈɾaɾõn]) 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) - “mejorar” sits inside “mejoraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mejorar is recorded at frequency rank #1,250, classified as averb, pronounced [mexoˈɾaɾ]. mejoraron is at rank #26,920, tagged as averb, pronounced [mexoˈɾaɾõn].
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 28170, this pair ranks #223,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mejorar vs mejoraron
Shared letters: aejmor. Private to "mejorar": -. Private to "mejoraron": n.
"mejorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mejoraron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mejorar" and "mejoraron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mejorar" vs "mejoraron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mejorar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mejoraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mejorar" and "mejoraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mejoramos vs mejoraron". 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 #223,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.