Which to use
“preguntar” and “preguntarme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,575
- “preguntar” frequency rank
- #14,430
- “preguntarme” frequency rank
- 17005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntar | preguntarme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Requerir información, formular preguntas. | Preguntar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes preguntar and preguntarme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preguntar runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against preguntarme's 11 (CCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: preguntar vs preguntarme
A purely visual mix-up. preguntar ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and preguntarme ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾme]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “preguntar” sits inside “preguntarme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preguntar is recorded at frequency rank #2,575, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. preguntarme is at rank #14,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾme].
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 17005, this pair ranks #273,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntar vs preguntarme
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntar": -. Private to "preguntarme": m.
"preguntar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "preguntarme" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntar ← perguntar · ppreguntar · pregguntar · pregnutar · pregunatr · pregunntar · preguntarr · preguntra
- preguntarme ← perguntarme · ppreguntarme · pregguntarme · pregnutarme · pregunatrme · pregunntarme · preguntamre · preguntarem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preguntar" and "preguntarme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "preguntar" or "preguntarme"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntar" and "preguntarme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntarme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntar" and "preguntarme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntarán vs preguntarme". 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 #273,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.