Which to use
“requiere” and “requieren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,047
- “requiere” frequency rank
- #5,251
- “requieren” frequency rank
- 7298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requiere | requieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de requerir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requiere and requieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between requiere and requieren
A purely visual mix-up. requiere ([reˈkjeɾe]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “requiere” sits inside “requieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requiere is recorded at frequency rank #2,047, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkjeɾe]. 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 7298, this pair ranks #308,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of requiere vs requieren
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requiere": -. Private to "requieren": n.
"requiere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCV · "requieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "requiere" and "requieren" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "requiere" vs "requieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "requiere" and "requieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "requiere" 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 #308,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requiere" and "requieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requieren 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 #308,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.