Which to use
“amaban” and “amarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,925
- “amaban” frequency rank
- #45,114
- “amarás” frequency rank
- 79039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amaban | amarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes amaban and amarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amaban and amarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amaban vs amarás
A purely visual mix-up. amaban ([aˈmaβ̞ãn]) and amarás ([amaˈɾas]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amaban is recorded at frequency rank #33,925, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞ãn]. amarás is at rank #45,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [amaˈɾas].
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 79039, this pair ranks #13,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amaban vs amarás
Shared letters: am. Private to "amaban": bn. Private to "amarás": rsá.
"amaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amarás" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amaban ← aamban · amaabn · amabann · amabban · amabna · amavan · ambaan · ammaban
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amaban" and "amarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amaban" vs "amarás" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amaban" and "amarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarás 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 #13,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.