Which to use
“triunfan” is a verb and “triunfante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,505
- “triunfan” frequency rank
- #29,868
- “triunfante” frequency rank
- 69373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triunfan | triunfante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de triunfar. | Que ha triunfado. |
Where the eye mixes triunfan and triunfante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. triunfan runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVC) against triunfante's 10 (CCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: triunfan vs triunfante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: triunfan is [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfãn] while triunfante is [t̪ɾjũɱˈfãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “triunfan” sits inside “triunfante”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triunfan is recorded at frequency rank #39,505, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfãn]. triunfante is at rank #29,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾjũɱˈfãn̪t̪e].
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 69373, this pair ranks #32,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of triunfan vs triunfante
Shared letters: afinrtu. Private to "triunfan": -. Private to "triunfante": e.
"triunfan" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "triunfante" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- triunfan ← rtiunfan · tirunfan · trinufan · triufnan · triunafn · triunfann · triunffan · triunfna
- triunfante ← rtiunfante · tirunfante · trinufante · triufnante · triunafnte · triunfanet · triunfannte · triunfantte
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "triunfan" and "triunfante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "triunfan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "triunfante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triunfan" and "triunfante" 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 #32,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.