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“vuelvan” and “vuelven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,791
- “vuelvan” frequency rank
- #3,455
- “vuelven” frequency rank
- 9246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vuelvan | vuelven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de volver o de volverse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de volver o de volverse. |
Where the eye mixes vuelvan and vuelven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vuelvan vs vuelven
A purely visual mix-up. vuelvan ([ˈbwelβ̞ãn]) and vuelven ([ˈbwelβ̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “vuelvan” becomes e in “vuelven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vuelvan is recorded at frequency rank #5,791, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞ãn]. vuelven is at rank #3,455, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞ẽn].
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 9246, this pair ranks #302,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vuelvan vs vuelven
Shared letters: elnuv. Private to "vuelvan": a. Private to "vuelven": -.
"vuelvan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "vuelven" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "vuelvan" vs "vuelven" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelvan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vuelvan" and "vuelven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vuelas vs vuelvan". 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 #302,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.