Which to use
“requerían” and “requerir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,647
- “requerían” frequency rank
- #14,945
- “requerir” frequency rank
- 45592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requerían | requerir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de requerir. | Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública. |
Where the eye mixes requerían and requerir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. requerían runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against requerir's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses requerían with requerir
A purely visual mix-up. requerían ([rekeˈɾiãn]) and requerir ([rekeˈɾiɾ]) 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 45592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requerían is recorded at frequency rank #30,647, classified as averb, pronounced [rekeˈɾiãn]. requerir is at rank #14,945, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekeˈɾiɾ].
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 45592, this pair ranks #130,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requerían vs requerir
Shared letters: eqru. Private to "requerían": aní. Private to "requerir": i.
"requerían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "requerir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- requerir ← erquerir · reqeurir · reqquerir · requeirr · requerirr · requerri · requerrir · requreir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "requerían" and "requerir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "requerían" vs "requerir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "requerían" and "requerir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "requerían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requerir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requerían" and "requerir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "referían vs requerían". 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 #130,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.