Which to use
“preocupan” and “preocupe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,855
- “preocupan” frequency rank
- #12,452
- “preocupe” frequency rank
- 21307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preocupan | preocupe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de preocupar o de preocuparse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse. |
Where the eye mixes preocupan and preocupe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. preocupan runs 9 letters (CCVVCVCVC) against preocupe's 8 (CCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between preocupan and preocupe
A purely visual mix-up. preocupan ([pɾeoˈkupãn]) and preocupe ([pɾeoˈkupe]) 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 21307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preocupan is recorded at frequency rank #8,855, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeoˈkupãn]. preocupe is at rank #12,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeoˈkupe].
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 21307, this pair ranks #255,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of preocupan vs preocupe
Shared letters: ceopru. Private to "preocupan": an. Private to "preocupe": -.
"preocupan" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC · "preocupe" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preocupan" for "preocupe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "preocupan" or "preocupe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "preocupan" and "preocupe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preocupan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preocupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preocupan" and "preocupe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preocupe vs preocupéis". 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 #255,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.