triunfavstriunfanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“triunfa” and “triunfan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,859
“triunfa” frequency rank
#39,505
“triunfan” frequency rank
61364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature triunfa triunfan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de triunfar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de triunfar.

Where the eye mixes triunfa and triunfan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. triunfa runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against triunfan's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
triunfa
8 ch
triunfan

Why the eye confuses triunfa with triunfan

A purely visual mix-up. triunfa ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa]) and triunfan ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “triunfa” sits inside “triunfan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

triunfa is recorded at frequency rank #21,859, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa]. triunfan is at rank #39,505, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfãn].

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 61364, this pair ranks #55,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of triunfa vs triunfan

Shared letters: afinrtu. Private to "triunfa": -. Private to "triunfan": -.

"triunfa" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV  ·  "triunfan" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • triunfa ← rtiunfa · tirunfa · trinufa · triufna · triunaf · triunffa · triunnfa · trriunfa
  • triunfan ← rtiunfan · tirunfan · trinufan · triufnan · triunafn · triunfann · triunffan · triunfna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "triunfa" for "triunfan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa] versus [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "triunfa" or "triunfan"?
"triunfa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,859 in our Spanish list, against #39,505 for "triunfan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "triunfa" and "triunfan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "triunfa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "triunfan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "triunfa" and "triunfan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triunfan vs triunfando". 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 #55,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list