Which to use
“afectaba” and “afectaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,619
- “afectaba” frequency rank
- #41,718
- “afectaban” frequency rank
- 70337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afectaba | afectaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de afectar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de afectar. |
Where the eye mixes afectaba and afectaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses afectaba with afectaban
A purely visual mix-up. afectaba ([afekˈt̪aβ̞a]) and afectaban ([afekˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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) - “afectaba” sits inside “afectaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afectaba is recorded at frequency rank #28,619, classified as averb, pronounced [afekˈt̪aβ̞a]. afectaban is at rank #41,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [afekˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
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 70337, this pair ranks #29,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afectaba vs afectaban
Shared letters: abceft. Private to "afectaba": -. Private to "afectaban": n.
"afectaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "afectaban" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afectaba" for "afectaban" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "afectaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afectaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afectaba" and "afectaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afectaban vs afectarán". 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 #29,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.