Which to use
“preguntan” and “pregunten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,640
- “preguntan” frequency rank
- #13,121
- “pregunten” frequency rank
- 17761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntan | pregunten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de preguntar o de preguntarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntan and pregunten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preguntan and pregunten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses preguntan with pregunten
A purely visual mix-up. preguntan ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ãn]) and pregunten ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “preguntan” becomes e in “pregunten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17761, 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]. pregunten is at rank #13,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ẽn].
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 17761, this pair ranks #270,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntan vs pregunten
Shared letters: egnprtu. Private to "preguntan": a. Private to "pregunten": -.
"preguntan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pregunten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntan" and "pregunten" 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 "pregunten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntan" and "pregunten" 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 #270,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.