Which to use
“bailaba” and “bailaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,496
- “bailaba” frequency rank
- #41,204
- “bailaban” frequency rank
- 68700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailaba | bailaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bailar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bailar. |
Where the eye mixes bailaba and bailaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bailaba vs bailaban
A purely visual mix-up. bailaba ([bajˈlaβ̞a]) and bailaban ([bajˈlaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “bailaba” sits inside “bailaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bailaba is recorded at frequency rank #27,496, classified as averb, pronounced [bajˈlaβ̞a]. bailaban is at rank #41,204, tagged as averb, pronounced [bajˈlaβ̞ãn].
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 68700, this pair ranks #33,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bailaba vs bailaban
Shared letters: abil. Private to "bailaba": -. Private to "bailaban": n.
"bailaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "bailaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bailaba" and "bailaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bailaba" or "bailaban"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bailaba" and "bailaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bailaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bailaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailaba" and "bailaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailaban vs basaban". 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 #33,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.