Which to use
“alaban” and “alabar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,557
- “alaban” frequency rank
- #27,841
- “alabar” frequency rank
- 67398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alaban | alabar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alabar. | Expresar una valoración positiva o celebrar las bondades de alguien o algo, generalmente con palabras. |
Where the eye mixes alaban and alabar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alaban and alabar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alaban with alabar
A purely visual mix-up. alaban ([aˈlaβ̞ãn]) and alabar ([alaˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 - n in “alaban” becomes r in “alabar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67398, 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]. alabar is at rank #27,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [alaˈβ̞aɾ].
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 67398, this pair ranks #37,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alaban vs alabar
Shared letters: abl. Private to "alaban": n. Private to "alabar": r.
"alaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alabar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alaban" for "alabar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alaban" vs "alabar" - 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 "alaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alabar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alaban" and "alabar" 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 #37,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.