Which to use
“adoraban” and “apoyaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,782
- “adoraban” frequency rank
- #20,889
- “apoyaban” frequency rank
- 69671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoraban | apoyaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes adoraban and apoyaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adoraban (VCVCVCVC) and apoyaban (VCVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses adoraban with apoyaban
A purely visual mix-up. adoraban ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞ãn]) and apoyaban ([apoˈʝaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69671, 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]. apoyaban is at rank #20,889, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝaβ̞ãn].
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 69671, this pair ranks #31,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adoraban vs apoyaban
Shared letters: abno. Private to "adoraban": dr. Private to "apoyaban": py.
"adoraban" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apoyaban" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adoraban" and "apoyaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adoraban" or "apoyaban" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "adoraban" and "apoyaban" 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 "apoyaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoraban" and "apoyaban" 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 #31,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.