Which to use
“subrayado” and “subrayan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,461
- “subrayado” frequency rank
- #47,430
- “subrayan” frequency rank
- 72891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subrayado | subrayan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de subrayar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de subrayar. |
Where the eye mixes subrayado and subrayan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: subrayado vs subrayan
A purely visual mix-up. subrayado ([suβ̞ɾaˈʝað̞o]) and subrayan ([suˈβ̞ɾaʝãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subrayado is recorded at frequency rank #25,461, classified as averb, pronounced [suβ̞ɾaˈʝað̞o]. subrayan is at rank #47,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞ɾaʝãn].
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 72891, this pair ranks #24,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subrayado vs subrayan
Shared letters: abrsuy. Private to "subrayado": do. Private to "subrayan": n.
"subrayado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCV · "subrayan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subrayado" for "subrayan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "subrayado" or "subrayan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "subrayado" and "subrayan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subrayado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subrayan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subrayado" and "subrayan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subrayan vs subrayando". 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 #24,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.