Which to use
“terminada” is a participle and “terminan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,374
- “terminada” frequency rank
- #4,559
- “terminan” frequency rank
- 13933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminada | terminan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de terminar o de terminarse. |
Where the eye mixes terminada and terminan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses terminada with terminan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: terminada is [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞a] while terminan is [t̪eɾˈminãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminada is recorded at frequency rank #9,374, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞a]. terminan is at rank #4,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾˈminãn].
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 13933, this pair ranks #286,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terminada vs terminan
Shared letters: aeimnrt. Private to "terminada": d. Private to "terminan": -.
"terminada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "terminan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terminada" and "terminan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "terminada" or "terminan" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminada" and "terminan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminada vs terminaré". 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 #286,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.