preocupasvspreocupéisTell them apart

Which to use

“preocupas” and “preocupéis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,818
“preocupas” frequency rank
#43,784
“preocupéis” frequency rank
76602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature preocupas preocupéis
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preocupar o de preocuparse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse.

Where the eye mixes preocupas and preocupéis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preocupas runs 9 letters (CCVVCVCVC) against preocupéis's 10 (CCVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
preocupas
10 ch
preocupéis

Visual trap between preocupas and preocupéis

A purely visual mix-up. preocupas ([pɾeoˈkupas]) and preocupéis ([pɾeokuˈpejs]) 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 76602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

preocupas is recorded at frequency rank #32,818, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeoˈkupas]. preocupéis is at rank #43,784, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeokuˈpejs].

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 76602, this pair ranks #17,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of preocupas vs preocupéis

Shared letters: ceoprsu. Private to "preocupas": a. Private to "preocupéis": ié.

"preocupas" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC  ·  "preocupéis" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preocupas ← perocupas · ppreocupas · precoupas · preoccupas · preocpuas · preocuaps · preocupass · preocuppas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "preocupas" and "preocupéis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeoˈkupas] versus [pɾeokuˈpejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "preocupas" vs "preocupéis" - which ranks higher?
"preocupas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,818 in our Spanish list, against #43,784 for "preocupéis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "preocupas" and "preocupéis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "preocupas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "preocupéis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "preocupas" and "preocupéis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preocupamos vs preocupas". 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 #17,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list