Which to use
“modifican” and “modificaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,775
- “modifican” frequency rank
- #36,165
- “modificaron” frequency rank
- 58940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modifican | modificaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de modificar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de modificar. |
Where the eye mixes modifican and modificaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses modifican with modificaron
A purely visual mix-up. modifican ([moð̞iˈfikãn]) and modificaron ([moð̞ifiˈkaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modifican is recorded at frequency rank #22,775, classified as averb, pronounced [moð̞iˈfikãn]. modificaron is at rank #36,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [moð̞ifiˈkaɾõn].
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 58940, this pair ranks #64,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modifican vs modificaron
Shared letters: acdfimno. Private to "modifican": -. Private to "modificaron": r.
"modifican" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "modificaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modifican ← mdoifican · mmodifican · moddifican · modfiican · modifcian · modiffican · modifiacn · modificann
- modificaron ← mdoificaron · mmodificaron · moddificaron · modfiicaron · modifciaron · modifficaron · modifiacron · modificaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modifican" and "modificaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "modifican" or "modificaron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "modifican" and "modificaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modifican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modificaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modifican" and "modificaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modificaron vs modificarse". 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 #64,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.