Which to use
“nutren” and “nutrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,888
- “nutren” frequency rank
- #47,289
- “nutrir” frequency rank
- 87177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nutren | nutrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de nutrir. | Servir a un organismo las sustancias que necesita para realizar sus funciones. |
Where the eye mixes nutren and nutrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nutren vs nutrir
A purely visual mix-up. nutren ([ˈnut̪ɾẽn]) and nutrir ([nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]) 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 87177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nutren is recorded at frequency rank #39,888, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnut̪ɾẽn]. nutrir is at rank #47,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ].
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 87177, this pair ranks #4,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nutren vs nutrir
Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "nutren": e. Private to "nutrir": i.
"nutren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nutrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nutren" for "nutrir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nutren" vs "nutrir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nutren" and "nutrir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nutren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nutrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nutren" and "nutrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutrias 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 #4,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.