Which to use
“amaban” and “apagan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,925
- “amaban” frequency rank
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- 62555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amaban | apagan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes amaban and apagan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amaban and apagan 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 apagan
A purely visual mix-up. amaban ([aˈmaβ̞ãn]) and apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) 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 62555, 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]. apagan is at rank #28,630, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞ãn].
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 62555, this pair ranks #51,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amaban vs apagan
Shared letters: an. Private to "amaban": bm. Private to "apagan": gp.
"amaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amaban" and "apagan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amaban" or "apagan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amaban" and "apagan" 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 #51,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.