Which to use
“preguntado” and “preguntan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,874
- “preguntado” frequency rank
- #4,640
- “preguntan” frequency rank
- 10514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntado | preguntan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de preguntar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de preguntar o de preguntarse. |
Where the eye mixes preguntado and preguntan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preguntado runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against preguntan's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses preguntado with preguntan
A purely visual mix-up. preguntado ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and preguntan ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preguntado is recorded at frequency rank #5,874, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. preguntan is at rank #4,640, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ãn].
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 10514, this pair ranks #298,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntado vs preguntan
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntado": do. Private to "preguntan": -.
"preguntado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "preguntan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntado ← perguntado · ppreguntado · pregguntado · pregnutado · pregunatdo · pregunntado · preguntaddo · preguntaod
- preguntan ← perguntan · ppreguntan · pregguntan · pregnutan · pregunatn · pregunntan · preguntann · preguntna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "preguntado" and "preguntan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "preguntado" or "preguntan" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntado" and "preguntan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntado vs preguntará". 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 #298,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.