Which to use
“preocupamos” and “preocuparon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,122
- “preocupamos” frequency rank
- #43,783
- “preocuparon” frequency rank
- 71905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preocupamos | preocuparon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de preocupar o de preocuparse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de preocupar o de preocuparse. |
Where the eye mixes preocupamos and preocuparon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preocupamos and preocuparon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: preocupamos vs preocuparon
A purely visual mix-up. preocupamos ([pɾeokuˈpamos]) and preocuparon ([pɾeokuˈpaɾõn]) 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 71905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preocupamos is recorded at frequency rank #28,122, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeokuˈpamos]. preocuparon is at rank #43,783, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeokuˈpaɾõn].
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 71905, this pair ranks #26,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of preocupamos vs preocuparon
Shared letters: aceopru. Private to "preocupamos": ms. Private to "preocuparon": n.
"preocupamos" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCVCVC · "preocuparon" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preocupamos ← perocupamos · ppreocupamos · precoupamos · preoccupamos · preocpuamos · preocuapmos · preocupammos · preocupamoss
- preocuparon ← perocuparon · ppreocuparon · precouparon · preoccuparon · preocpuaron · preocuapron · preocupaorn · preocuparno
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "preocupamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preocuparon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preocupamos" and "preocuparon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preocupaban vs preocuparon". 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 #26,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.