Which to use
“bailaban” is a verb and “bailable” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,204
- “bailaban” frequency rank
- #46,955
- “bailable” frequency rank
- 88159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailaban | bailable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bailar. | Que se puede bailar. |
Where the eye mixes bailaban and bailable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bailaban vs bailable
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bailaban is [bajˈlaβ̞ãn] while bailable is [bajˈlaβ̞le]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bailaban is recorded at frequency rank #41,204, classified as averb, pronounced [bajˈlaβ̞ãn]. bailable is at rank #46,955, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bajˈlaβ̞le].
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 88159, this pair ranks #3,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bailaban vs bailable
Shared letters: abil. Private to "bailaban": n. Private to "bailable": e.
"bailaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "bailable" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bailaban" for "bailable" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bailaban" or "bailable" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bailaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bailable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailaban" and "bailable" 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 #3,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.