Which to use
“verifica” and “verificar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,416
- “verifica” frequency rank
- #6,024
- “verificar” frequency rank
- 24440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verifica | verificar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de verificar. | Comprobar o demostrar la veracidad de algo |
Where the eye mixes verifica and verificar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verifica runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against verificar's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verifica vs verificar
A purely visual mix-up. verifica ([beɾiˈfika]) and verificar ([beɾifiˈkaɾ]) 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) - “verifica” sits inside “verificar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verifica is recorded at frequency rank #18,416, classified as averb, pronounced [beɾiˈfika]. verificar is at rank #6,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [beɾifiˈkaɾ].
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 24440, this pair ranks #241,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verifica vs verificar
Shared letters: acefirv. Private to "verifica": -. Private to "verificar": -.
"verifica" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "verificar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verifica" and "verificar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verifica" vs "verificar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verifica" and "verificar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verifica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verificar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verifica" and "verificar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verídico vs verifica". 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 #241,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.