Which to use
“terminan” and “terminando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,559
- “terminan” frequency rank
- #7,794
- “terminando” frequency rank
- 12353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminan | terminando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de terminar o de terminarse. | Gerundio de terminar. |
Where the eye mixes terminan and terminando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses terminan with terminando
A purely visual mix-up. terminan ([t̪eɾˈminãn]) and terminando ([t̪eɾmiˈnãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “terminan” sits inside “terminando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminan is recorded at frequency rank #4,559, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾˈminãn]. terminando is at rank #7,794, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnãn̪d̪o].
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 12353, this pair ranks #291,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terminan vs terminando
Shared letters: aeimnrt. Private to "terminan": -. Private to "terminando": do.
"terminan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "terminando" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminan ← etrminan · temrinan · terimnan · termiann · terminann · terminna · terminnan · termminan
- terminando ← etrminando · temrinando · terimnando · termianndo · terminadno · terminanddo · terminanndo · terminanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terminan" for "terminando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "terminan" or "terminando" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terminan" and "terminando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminan" and "terminando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminan vs termitas". 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 #291,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.