Which to use
“mejorar” and “mejorarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,250
- “mejorar” frequency rank
- #38,811
- “mejorarse” frequency rank
- 40061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mejorar | mejorarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adelantar, acrecentar una cosa, haciédola pasar de un estado bueno a otro mejor. | Mejorar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes mejorar and mejorarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mejorar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against mejorarse's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mejorar and mejorarse
A purely visual mix-up. mejorar ([mexoˈɾaɾ]) and mejorarse ([mexoˈɾaɾse]) 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 “mejorarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40061, 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]. mejorarse is at rank #38,811, tagged as averb, pronounced [mexoˈɾaɾse].
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 40061, this pair ranks #161,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mejorar vs mejorarse
Shared letters: aejmor. Private to "mejorar": -. Private to "mejorarse": s.
"mejorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mejorarse" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mejorar" and "mejorarse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mejorar" vs "mejorarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mejorar" and "mejorarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mejorar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mejorarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mejorar" and "mejorarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mejorarán vs mejorarse". 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 #161,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.