Which to use
“avanzaba” and “avanzaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,907
- “avanzaba” frequency rank
- #42,283
- “avanzaban” frequency rank
- 64190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avanzaba | avanzaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de avanzar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de avanzar. |
Where the eye mixes avanzaba and avanzaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. avanzaba runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against avanzaban's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: avanzaba vs avanzaban
A purely visual mix-up. avanzaba ([aβ̞ãnˈsaβ̞a]) and avanzaban ([aβ̞ãnˈsaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “avanzaba” sits inside “avanzaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avanzaba is recorded at frequency rank #21,907, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãnˈsaβ̞a]. avanzaban is at rank #42,283, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãnˈsaβ̞ãn].
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 64190, this pair ranks #46,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of avanzaba vs avanzaban
Shared letters: abnvz. Private to "avanzaba": -. Private to "avanzaban": -.
"avanzaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "avanzaban" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "avanzaba" for "avanzaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "avanzaba" vs "avanzaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "avanzaba" and "avanzaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "avanzaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avanzaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avanzaba" and "avanzaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcanzaban vs avanzaban". 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 #46,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.