Which to use
“adoraban” and “adoran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,782
- “adoraban” frequency rank
- #20,872
- “adoran” frequency rank
- 69654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoraban | adoran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adorar. |
Where the eye mixes adoraban and adoran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adoraban runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against adoran's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adoraban vs adoran
A purely visual mix-up. adoraban ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and adoran ([aˈð̞oɾãn]) 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 69654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoraban is recorded at frequency rank #48,782, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞oˈɾaβ̞ãn]. adoran is at rank #20,872, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞oɾãn].
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 69654, this pair ranks #31,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adoraban vs adoran
Shared letters: adnor. Private to "adoraban": b. Private to "adoran": -.
"adoraban" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "adoran" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adoraban" and "adoran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adoraban" vs "adoran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adoraban" and "adoran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoraban" and "adoran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoraban vs adornan". 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 #31,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.