Which to use
“bailaba” and “bailado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,496
- “bailaba” frequency rank
- #38,518
- “bailado” frequency rank
- 66014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailaba | bailado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bailar. | Participio de bailar. |
Where the eye mixes bailaba and bailado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bailaba and bailado
A purely visual mix-up. bailaba ([bajˈlaβ̞a]) and bailado ([bajˈlað̞o]) 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 66014, 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]. bailado is at rank #38,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [bajˈlað̞o].
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 66014, this pair ranks #40,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bailaba vs bailado
Shared letters: abil. Private to "bailaba": -. Private to "bailado": do.
"bailaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "bailado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bailaba" and "bailado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bailaba" vs "bailado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bailaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bailado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailaba" and "bailado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailado vs bailaron". 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 #40,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.