Which to use
“saque” is a noun and “saquen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,155
- “saque” frequency rank
- #8,716
- “saquen” frequency rank
- 13871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saque | saquen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sacar (en sus diferentes acepciones). | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de sacar. |
Where the eye mixes saque and saquen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses saque with saquen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: saque is [ˈsake] while saquen is [ˈsakẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “saque” sits inside “saquen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saque is recorded at frequency rank #5,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsake]. saquen is at rank #8,716, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsakẽn].
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 13871, this pair ranks #286,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of saque vs saquen
Shared letters: aeqsu. Private to "saque": -. Private to "saquen": n.
"saque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "saquen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saque" for "saquen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "saque" or "saquen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "saque" and "saquen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saquen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saque" and "saquen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saquean vs saquen". 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 #286,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.