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“patrocina” and “patrocinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,670
- “patrocina” frequency rank
- #42,063
- “patrocinar” frequency rank
- 77733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patrocina | patrocinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de patrocinar. | Defender, proteger, amparar y favorecer. |
Where the eye mixes patrocina and patrocinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. patrocina runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against patrocinar's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between patrocina and patrocinar
A purely visual mix-up. patrocina ([pat̪ɾoˈsina]) and patrocinar ([pat̪ɾosiˈnaɾ]) 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) - “patrocina” sits inside “patrocinar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patrocina is recorded at frequency rank #35,670, classified as averb, pronounced [pat̪ɾoˈsina]. patrocinar is at rank #42,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [pat̪ɾosiˈnaɾ].
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 77733, this pair ranks #15,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patrocina vs patrocinar
Shared letters: acinoprt. Private to "patrocina": -. Private to "patrocinar": -.
"patrocina" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "patrocinar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patrocina ← aptrocina · partocina · patorcina · patrcoina · patroccina · patrocian · patrocinna · patrocnia
- patrocinar ← aptrocinar · partocinar · patorcinar · patrcoinar · patroccinar · patrocianr · patrocinarr · patrocinnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patrocina" and "patrocinar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "patrocina" vs "patrocinar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "patrocina" and "patrocinar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patrocina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patrocinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patrocina" and "patrocinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patrocinada vs patrocinar". 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 #15,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.