Which to use
“protegen” and “protegió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,905
- “protegen” frequency rank
- #35,209
- “protegió” frequency rank
- 48114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | protegen | protegió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proteger. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proteger. |
Where the eye mixes protegen and protegió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses protegen with protegió
A purely visual mix-up. protegen ([pɾoˈt̪exẽn]) and protegió ([pɾot̪eˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
protegen is recorded at frequency rank #12,905, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈt̪exẽn]. protegió is at rank #35,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾot̪eˈxjo].
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 48114, this pair ranks #116,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of protegen vs protegió
Shared letters: egoprt. Private to "protegen": n. Private to "protegió": ió.
"protegen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "protegió" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- protegen ← portegen · pprotegen · proetgen · proteegn · protegenn · proteggen · protegne · protgeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "protegen" and "protegió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "protegen" or "protegió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "protegen" and "protegió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "protegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "protegió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "protegen" and "protegió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prometio vs protegió". 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 #116,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.