viajanvsviajaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,434
“viajan” frequency rank
#19,594
“viajaron” frequency rank
30028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viajan viajaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de viajar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de viajar.

Where the eye mixes viajan and viajaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. viajan runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against viajaron's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
viajan
8 ch
viajaron

Look-alike desk: viajan vs viajaron

A purely visual mix-up. viajan ([ˈbjaxãn]) and viajaron ([bjaˈxaɾõn]) 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 30028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

viajan is recorded at frequency rank #10,434, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjaxãn]. viajaron is at rank #19,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [bjaˈxaɾõn].

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 30028, this pair ranks #214,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viajan vs viajaron

Shared letters: aijnv. Private to "viajan": -. Private to "viajaron": or.

"viajan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "viajaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viajan ← biajan · ivajan · vaijan · viaajn · viajann · viajjan · viajna · vijaan
  • viajaron ← biajaron · ivajaron · vaijaron · viaajron · viajaorn · viajarno · viajaronn · viajarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "viajan" for "viajaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjaxãn] versus [bjaˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "viajan" vs "viajaron" - which ranks higher?
"viajan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,434 in our Spanish list, against #19,594 for "viajaron". 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 "viajan" and "viajaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "viajan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "viajaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #214,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viajan" and "viajaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viajará vs viajaron". 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 #214,017 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