Which to use
“preguntar” and “preguntas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,575
- “preguntar” frequency rank
- #832
- “preguntas” frequency rank
- 3407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntar | preguntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Requerir información, formular preguntas. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntar and preguntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preguntar and preguntas 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 preguntar with preguntas
A purely visual mix-up. preguntar ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 - r in “preguntar” becomes s in “preguntas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3407, 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]. 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 3407, this pair ranks #318,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntar vs preguntas
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntar": -. Private to "preguntas": s.
"preguntar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "preguntas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preguntar" for "preguntas" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntar" and "preguntas" 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 "preguntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntar" and "preguntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntar 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 #318,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.