Which to use
“alabar” and “amaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,841
- “alabar” frequency rank
- #33,925
- “amaban” frequency rank
- 61766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alabar | amaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expresar una valoración positiva o celebrar las bondades de alguien o algo, generalmente con palabras. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes alabar and amaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alabar and amaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alabar and amaban
A purely visual mix-up. alabar ([alaˈβ̞aɾ]) and amaban ([aˈmaβ̞ãn]) 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 61766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alabar is recorded at frequency rank #27,841, classified as averb, pronounced [alaˈβ̞aɾ]. amaban is at rank #33,925, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞ãn].
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 61766, this pair ranks #54,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alabar vs amaban
Shared letters: ab. Private to "alabar": lr. Private to "amaban": mn.
"alabar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alabar" for "amaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alabar" vs "amaban" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alabar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alabar" and "amaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amaban vs amadas". 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 #54,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.