Which to use
“bailado” and “bailan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,518
- “bailado” frequency rank
- #18,163
- “bailan” frequency rank
- 56681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailado | bailan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de bailar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar. |
Where the eye mixes bailado and bailan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bailado runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against bailan's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bailado vs bailan
A purely visual mix-up. bailado ([bajˈlað̞o]) and bailan ([ˈbajlãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bailado is recorded at frequency rank #38,518, classified as averb, pronounced [bajˈlað̞o]. bailan is at rank #18,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbajlãn].
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 56681, this pair ranks #73,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bailado vs bailan
Shared letters: abil. Private to "bailado": do. Private to "bailan": n.
"bailado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "bailan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bailado" and "bailan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bailado" vs "bailan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bailado" and "bailan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bailado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bailan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailado" and "bailan" 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 #73,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.