Which to use
“requieran” and “requiere” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,173
- “requieran” frequency rank
- #2,047
- “requiere” frequency rank
- 24220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requieran | requiere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de requerir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requieran and requiere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. requieran runs 9 letters (CVCVVVCVC) against requiere's 8 (CVCVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses requieran with requiere
A purely visual mix-up. requieran ([reˈkjeɾãn]) and requiere ([reˈkjeɾe]) 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 24220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requieran is recorded at frequency rank #22,173, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkjeɾãn]. requiere is at rank #2,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkjeɾe].
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 24220, this pair ranks #242,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requieran vs requiere
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requieran": an. Private to "requiere": -.
"requieran" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC · "requiere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "requieran" and "requiere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "requieran" or "requiere" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "requieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requiere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requieran" and "requiere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requieran vs requieres". 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 #242,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.