Which to use
“respira” and “respiran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,920
- “respira” frequency rank
- #34,756
- “respiran” frequency rank
- 45676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respira | respiran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de respirar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de respirar. |
Where the eye mixes respira and respiran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respira runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against respiran's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: respira vs respiran
A purely visual mix-up. respira ([resˈpiɾa]) and respiran ([resˈpiɾãn]) 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) - “respira” sits inside “respiran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respira is recorded at frequency rank #10,920, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpiɾa]. respiran is at rank #34,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpiɾãn].
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 45676, this pair ranks #130,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respira vs respiran
Shared letters: aeiprs. Private to "respira": -. Private to "respiran": n.
"respira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "respiran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respira" for "respiran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respira" vs "respiran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "respira" and "respiran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "respira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respiran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respira" and "respiran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparan vs respiran". 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 #130,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.