nutrevsnutrenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“nutre” and “nutren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,971
“nutre” frequency rank
#39,888
“nutren” frequency rank
64859
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nutre nutren
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de nutrir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de nutrir.

Where the eye mixes nutre and nutren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
nutre
6 ch
nutren

Look-alike desk: nutre vs nutren

A purely visual mix-up. nutre ([ˈnut̪ɾe]) and nutren ([ˈnut̪ɾẽn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “nutre” sits inside “nutren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nutre is recorded at frequency rank #24,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnut̪ɾe]. nutren is at rank #39,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnut̪ɾẽn].

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 64859, this pair ranks #44,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nutre vs nutren

Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "nutre": -. Private to "nutren": -.

"nutre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "nutren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nutrennutre · nture · nurte · nuter · nutrre · nuttre · untre
  • nutrennnutren · nturen · nurten · nutern · nutrenn · nutrne · nutrren · nuttren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nutre" and "nutren" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnut̪ɾe] versus [ˈnut̪ɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nutre" or "nutren"?
"nutre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,971 in our Spanish list, against #39,888 for "nutren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "nutre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nutren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nutre" and "nutren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutren vs nutrir". 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 #44,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list