Which to use
“ruega” and “ruegan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,971
- “ruega” frequency rank
- #48,064
- “ruegan” frequency rank
- 67035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruega | ruegan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rogar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rogar. |
Where the eye mixes ruega and ruegan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ruega runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against ruegan's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ruega with ruegan
A purely visual mix-up. ruega ([ˈrweɣ̞a]) and ruegan ([ˈrweɣ̞ãn]) 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) - “ruega” sits inside “ruegan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruega is recorded at frequency rank #18,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrweɣ̞a]. ruegan is at rank #48,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrweɣ̞ãn].
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 67035, this pair ranks #38,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ruega vs ruegan
Shared letters: aegru. Private to "ruega": -. Private to "ruegan": n.
"ruega" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "ruegan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ruega" and "ruegan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruega" and "ruegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riega vs ruegan". 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 #38,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.