Which to use
“preguntas” and “pregunten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #832
- “preguntas” frequency rank
- #13,121
- “pregunten” frequency rank
- 13953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntas | pregunten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntas and pregunten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. preguntas and pregunten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: preguntas vs pregunten
A purely visual mix-up. preguntas ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preguntas is recorded at frequency rank #832, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]. 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 13953, this pair ranks #285,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preguntas vs pregunten
Shared letters: egnprtu. Private to "preguntas": as. Private to "pregunten": -.
"preguntas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pregunten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "preguntas" and "pregunten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "preguntas" vs "pregunten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntas" and "pregunten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntas" 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 #285,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntas" and "pregunten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntará vs preguntas". 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 #285,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.