Which to use
“mencionar” and “mencionen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,338
- “mencionar” frequency rank
- #46,664
- “mencionen” frequency rank
- 50002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mencionar | mencionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer mención o referencia de una persona o de una cosa. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mencionar. |
Where the eye mixes mencionar and mencionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mencionar and mencionen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mencionar vs mencionen
A purely visual mix-up. mencionar ([mẽnsjoˈnaɾ]) and mencionen ([mẽnˈsjonẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mencionar is recorded at frequency rank #3,338, classified as averb, pronounced [mẽnsjoˈnaɾ]. mencionen is at rank #46,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [mẽnˈsjonẽn].
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 50002, this pair ranks #105,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mencionar vs mencionen
Shared letters: ceimno. Private to "mencionar": ar. Private to "mencionen": -.
"mencionar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "mencionen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mencionar" and "mencionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mencionar" or "mencionen"?
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 "mencionar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mencionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mencionar" and "mencionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mencionas vs mencionen". 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 #105,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.