Which to use
“toleran” and “tolerar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,809
- “toleran” frequency rank
- #12,265
- “tolerar” frequency rank
- 47074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toleran | tolerar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tolerar. | Poner el ánimo en situación de vivir y resistir una situación incómoda, molesta o de sufrimiento. |
Where the eye mixes toleran and tolerar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. toleran and tolerar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses toleran with tolerar
A purely visual mix-up. toleran ([t̪oˈleɾãn]) and tolerar ([t̪oleˈɾaɾ]) 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 - n in “toleran” becomes r in “tolerar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toleran is recorded at frequency rank #34,809, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪oˈleɾãn]. tolerar is at rank #12,265, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oleˈɾaɾ].
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 47074, this pair ranks #122,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toleran vs tolerar
Shared letters: aelort. Private to "toleran": n. Private to "tolerar": -.
"toleran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tolerar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toleran" and "tolerar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "toleran" vs "tolerar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toleran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolerar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toleran" and "tolerar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toledano vs toleran". 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 #122,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.