Which to use
“parecen” and “pareces” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,520
- “parecen” frequency rank
- #9,868
- “pareces” frequency rank
- 11388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parecen | pareces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de parecer o de parecerse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de parecer o de parecerse. |
Where the eye mixes parecen and pareces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parecen and pareces follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parecen and pareces
A purely visual mix-up. parecen ([paˈɾesẽn]) and pareces ([paˈɾeses]) 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 “parecen” becomes s in “pareces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parecen is recorded at frequency rank #1,520, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾesẽn]. pareces is at rank #9,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈɾeses].
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 11388, this pair ranks #295,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parecen vs pareces
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "parecen": n. Private to "pareces": s.
"parecen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pareces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parecen" and "pareces" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "parecen" or "pareces"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parecen" and "pareces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parecen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pareces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parecen" and "pareces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parce vs pareces". 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 #295,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.