Which to use
“preguntan” and “preguntas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,640
- “preguntan” frequency rank
- #832
- “preguntas” frequency rank
- 5472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntan | preguntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de preguntar o de preguntarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntan and preguntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preguntan and preguntas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: preguntan vs preguntas
A purely visual mix-up. preguntan ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ãn]) and preguntas ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]) 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 “preguntan” becomes s in “preguntas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preguntan is recorded at frequency rank #4,640, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ãn]. preguntas is at rank #832, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as].
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 5472, this pair ranks #313,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntan vs preguntas
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntan": -. Private to "preguntas": s.
"preguntan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "preguntas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "preguntan" and "preguntas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "preguntan" or "preguntas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntan" and "preguntas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntan" and "preguntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntan vs preguntarán". 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 #313,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.