Which to use
“requieran” and “requieres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,173
- “requieran” frequency rank
- #46,182
- “requieres” frequency rank
- 68355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requieran | requieres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de requerir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requieran and requieres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. requieran and requieres 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 requieres
A purely visual mix-up. requieran ([reˈkjeɾãn]) and requieres ([reˈkjeɾes]) 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 68355, 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]. requieres is at rank #46,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkjeɾes].
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 68355, this pair ranks #34,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of requieran vs requieres
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requieran": an. Private to "requieres": s.
"requieran" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC · "requieres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "requieran" and "requieres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "requieran" vs "requieres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "requieran" and "requieres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "requieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requieres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requieran" and "requieres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperes 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 #34,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.