Which to use
“requieran” and “requieren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,173
- “requieran” frequency rank
- #5,251
- “requieren” frequency rank
- 27424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requieran | requieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de requerir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requieran and requieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. requieran and requieren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses requieran with requieren
A purely visual mix-up. requieran ([reˈkjeɾãn]) and requieren ([reˈkjeɾẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “requieran” becomes e in “requieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27424, 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]. requieren is at rank #5,251, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkjeɾẽn].
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 27424, this pair ranks #226,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requieran vs requieren
Shared letters: einqru. Private to "requieran": a. Private to "requieren": -.
"requieran" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC · "requieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "requieran" and "requieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "requieran" vs "requieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "requieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requieran" and "requieren" 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 #226,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.