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

#12,452
“preocupe” frequency rank
#43,784
“preocupéis” frequency rank
56236
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature preocupe preocupéis
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de preocupar o de preocuparse.

Where the eye mixes preocupe and preocupéis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. preocupe runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCV) against preocupéis's 10 (CCVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
preocupe
10 ch
preocupéis

Look-alike desk: preocupe vs preocupéis

A purely visual mix-up. preocupe ([pɾeoˈkupe]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

preocupe is recorded at frequency rank #12,452, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeoˈkupe]. 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 56236, this pair ranks #75,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of preocupe vs preocupéis

Shared letters: ceopru. Private to "preocupe": -. Private to "preocupéis": isé.

"preocupe" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV  ·  "preocupéis" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preocupe ← perocupe · ppreocupe · precoupe · preoccupe · preocpue · preocuep · preocuppe · preoucpe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "preocupe" and "preocupéis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeoˈkupe] versus [pɾeokuˈpejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "preocupe" or "preocupéis" show up more?
"preocupe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,452 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "preocupe" 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 #75,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "preocupe" and "preocupéis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preocupas 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 #75,448 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