Which to use
“nacen” and “naces” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,997
- “nacen” frequency rank
- #47,276
- “naces” frequency rank
- 56273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nacen | naces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de nacer. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de nacer. |
Where the eye mixes nacen and naces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nacen and naces follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nacen with naces
A purely visual mix-up. nacen ([ˈnasẽn]) and naces ([ˈnases]) 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 - n in “nacen” becomes s in “naces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nacen is recorded at frequency rank #8,997, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnasẽn]. naces is at rank #47,276, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnases].
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 56273, this pair ranks #75,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nacen vs naces
Shared letters: acen. Private to "nacen": -. Private to "naces": s.
"nacen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "naces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "nacen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "naces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nacen" and "naces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "naces vs nacos". 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 #75,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.