Which to use
“triunfa” and “triunfar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,859
- “triunfa” frequency rank
- #12,729
- “triunfar” frequency rank
- 34588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triunfa | triunfar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de triunfar. | Quedar victorioso. |
Where the eye mixes triunfa and triunfar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between triunfa and triunfar
A purely visual mix-up. triunfa ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa]) and triunfar ([t̪ɾjũɱˈfaɾ]) 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 “triunfar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34588, 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]. triunfar is at rank #12,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾjũɱˈfaɾ].
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 34588, this pair ranks #190,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of triunfa vs triunfar
Shared letters: afinrtu. Private to "triunfa": -. Private to "triunfar": -.
"triunfa" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "triunfar" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "triunfa" and "triunfar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "triunfa" or "triunfar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "triunfa" and "triunfar" 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 "triunfar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triunfa" and "triunfar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triunfa vs triunfan". 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 #190,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.