Which to use
“tornan” and “tornaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,033
- “tornan” frequency rank
- #49,987
- “tornaron” frequency rank
- 90020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tornan | tornaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tornar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tornar. |
Where the eye mixes tornan and tornaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tornan and tornaron
A purely visual mix-up. tornan ([ˈt̪oɾnãn]) and tornaron ([t̪oɾˈnaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tornan is recorded at frequency rank #40,033, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪oɾnãn]. tornaron is at rank #49,987, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪oɾˈnaɾõn].
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 90020, this pair ranks #2,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tornan vs tornaron
Shared letters: anort. Private to "tornan": -. Private to "tornaron": -.
"tornan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tornaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tornan" and "tornaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tornan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tornaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tornan" and "tornaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tornados vs tornaron". 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 #2,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.