Which to use
“preguntado” and “preguntaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,874
- “preguntado” frequency rank
- #8,298
- “preguntaron” frequency rank
- 14172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntado | preguntaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de preguntar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntado and preguntaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preguntado runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against preguntaron's 11 (CCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses preguntado with preguntaron
A purely visual mix-up. preguntado ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and preguntaron ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 14172, 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]. preguntaron is at rank #8,298, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 14172, this pair ranks #285,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntado vs preguntaron
Shared letters: aegnoprtu. Private to "preguntado": d. Private to "preguntaron": -.
"preguntado" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "preguntaron" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntado ← perguntado · ppreguntado · pregguntado · pregnutado · pregunatdo · pregunntado · preguntaddo · preguntaod
- preguntaron ← perguntaron · ppreguntaron · pregguntaron · pregnutaron · pregunatron · pregunntaron · preguntaorn · preguntarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preguntado" for "preguntaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "preguntado" vs "preguntaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntado" and "preguntaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntado" and "preguntaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntarán vs preguntaron". 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 #285,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.