Which to use
“preguntas” and “preguntaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #832
- “preguntas” frequency rank
- #25,770
- “preguntaste” frequency rank
- 26602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntas | preguntaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntas and preguntaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preguntas runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against preguntaste's 11 (CCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: preguntas vs preguntaste
A purely visual mix-up. preguntas ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]) and preguntaste ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪ast̪e]) 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) - “preguntas” sits inside “preguntaste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preguntas is recorded at frequency rank #832, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]. preguntaste is at rank #25,770, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪ast̪e].
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 26602, this pair ranks #230,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of preguntas vs preguntaste
Shared letters: aegnprstu. Private to "preguntas": -. Private to "preguntaste": -.
"preguntas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "preguntaste" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntas ← perguntas · ppreguntas · pregguntas · pregnutas · pregunats · pregunntas · preguntass · preguntsa
- preguntaste ← perguntaste · ppreguntaste · pregguntaste · pregnutaste · pregunatste · pregunntaste · preguntaset · preguntasste
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "preguntas" and "preguntaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "preguntas" or "preguntaste" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "preguntas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntas" and "preguntaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntarme vs preguntaste". 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 #230,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.