Which to use
“alaban” and “alabando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,557
- “alaban” frequency rank
- #33,401
- “alabando” frequency rank
- 72958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alaban | alabando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alabar. | Gerundio de alabar. |
Where the eye mixes alaban and alabando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alaban runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alabando's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alaban and alabando
A purely visual mix-up. alaban ([aˈlaβ̞ãn]) and alabando ([alaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “alaban” sits inside “alabando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,557, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlaβ̞ãn]. alabando is at rank #33,401, tagged as averb, pronounced [alaˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 72958, this pair ranks #24,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alaban vs alabando
Shared letters: abln. Private to "alaban": -. Private to "alabando": do.
"alaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alabando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which is more common, "alaban" or "alabando"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alaban" and "alabando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alabando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alaban" and "alabando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alaban vs Albany". 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 #24,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.