Which to use
“bailado” and “bajado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,518
- “bailado” frequency rank
- #9,246
- “bajado” frequency rank
- 47764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailado | bajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de bailar. | Participio de bajar. |
Where the eye mixes bailado and bajado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bailado runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against bajado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bailado vs bajado
A purely visual mix-up. bailado ([bajˈlað̞o]) and bajado ([baˈxað̞o]) 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 47764, 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]. bajado is at rank #9,246, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxað̞o].
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 47764, this pair ranks #118,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bailado vs bajado
Shared letters: abdo. Private to "bailado": il. Private to "bajado": j.
"bailado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "bajado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bailado" for "bajado" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bailado" and "bajado" 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 "bajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailado" and "bajado" 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 #118,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.