Which to use
“pregunten” and “pregunto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,121
- “pregunten” frequency rank
- #1,745
- “pregunto” frequency rank
- 14866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pregunten | pregunto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de preguntar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes pregunten and pregunto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pregunten runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against pregunto's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pregunten with pregunto
A purely visual mix-up. pregunten ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ẽn]) and pregunto ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pregunten is recorded at frequency rank #13,121, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪ẽn]. pregunto is at rank #1,745, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪o].
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 14866, this pair ranks #282,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pregunten vs pregunto
Shared letters: egnprtu. Private to "pregunten": -. Private to "pregunto": o.
"pregunten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pregunto" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pregunten" and "pregunto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pregunten" or "pregunto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pregunten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pregunto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pregunten" and "pregunto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pregunten vs presenten". 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 #282,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.