separanvsseparenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“separan” and “separen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,715
“separan” frequency rank
#35,255
“separen” frequency rank
47970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature separan separen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de separar o de separarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de separar o de separarse.

Where the eye mixes separan and separen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
separan
7 ch
separen

Look-alike desk: separan vs separen

A purely visual mix-up. separan ([seˈpaɾãn]) and separen ([seˈpaɾẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “separan” becomes e in “separen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

separan is recorded at frequency rank #12,715, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈpaɾãn]. separen is at rank #35,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈpaɾẽn].

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 47970, this pair ranks #117,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of separan vs separen

Shared letters: aenprs. Private to "separan": -. Private to "separen": -.

"separan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "separen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • separanceparan · esparan · seapran · sepaarn · separann · separna · separran · sepparan
  • separenceparen · esparen · seapren · sepaern · separenn · separne · separren · sepparen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "separan" for "separen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈpaɾãn] versus [seˈpaɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "separan" or "separen"?
"separan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,715 in our Spanish list, against #35,255 for "separen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "separan" and "separen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "separan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "separen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "separan" and "separen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "separen vs separo". 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 #117,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list