Which to use
“producía” and “producían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,431
- “producía” frequency rank
- #25,773
- “producían” frequency rank
- 42204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | producía | producían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de producir o de producirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de producir o de producirse. |
Where the eye mixes producía and producían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. producía runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against producían's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: producía vs producían
A purely visual mix-up. producía ([pɾoð̞uˈsia]) and producían ([pɾoð̞uˈsiãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “producía” sits inside “producían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
producía is recorded at frequency rank #16,431, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoð̞uˈsia]. producían is at rank #25,773, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoð̞uˈsiãn].
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 42204, this pair ranks #149,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of producía vs producían
Shared letters: acdopruí. Private to "producía": -. Private to "producían": n.
"producía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "producían" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "producía" for "producían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "producía" vs "producían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "producía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "producían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "producía" and "producían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "producían vs production". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #149,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.