Which to use
“presente” is an adjective and “presentó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #811
- “presente” frequency rank
- #1,993
- “presentó” frequency rank
- 2804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | presente | presentó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está en presencia de alguien más. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de presentar. |
Where the eye mixes presente and presentó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses presente with presentó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: presente is [pɾeˈsẽn̪t̪e] while presentó is [pɾesẽn̪ˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “presente” becomes ó in “presentó”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
presente is recorded at frequency rank #811, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾeˈsẽn̪t̪e]. presentó is at rank #1,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾesẽn̪ˈt̪o].
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 2804, this pair ranks #319,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of presente vs presentó
Shared letters: enprst. Private to "presente": -. Private to "presentó": ó.
"presente" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "presentó" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- presente ← persente · ppresente · precente · preesnte · presenet · presennte · presentte · presetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "presente" and "presentó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "presente" or "presentó"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "presente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "presentó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "presente" and "presentó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "present vs presentó". 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 #319,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.