Which to use
“amaba” and “amabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,659
- “amaba” frequency rank
- #43,369
- “amabas” frequency rank
- 51028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amaba | amabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes amaba and amabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amaba with amabas
A purely visual mix-up. amaba ([aˈmaβ̞a]) and amabas ([aˈmaβ̞as]) 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) - “amaba” sits inside “amabas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amaba is recorded at frequency rank #7,659, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞a]. amabas is at rank #43,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞as].
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 51028, this pair ranks #100,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amaba vs amabas
Shared letters: abm. Private to "amaba": -. Private to "amabas": s.
"amaba" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amabas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amaba" for "amabas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amaba" or "amabas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "amaba" and "amabas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amaba" and "amabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amabas vs amarras". 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 #100,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.