Which to use
“bailamos” and “bajamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,660
- “bailamos” frequency rank
- #17,606
- “bajamos” frequency rank
- 49266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailamos | bajamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de bailar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. |
Where the eye mixes bailamos and bajamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bailamos runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against bajamos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bailamos with bajamos
A purely visual mix-up. bailamos ([bajˈlamos]) and bajamos ([baˈxamos]) 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 49266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bailamos is recorded at frequency rank #31,660, classified as averb, pronounced [bajˈlamos]. bajamos is at rank #17,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxamos].
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 49266, this pair ranks #109,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bailamos vs bajamos
Shared letters: abmos. Private to "bailamos": il. Private to "bajamos": j.
"bailamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "bajamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bailamos" for "bajamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bailamos" vs "bajamos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bailamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bajamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailamos" and "bajamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailamos 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 #109,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.