Which to use
“bailan” and “bailas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,163
- “bailan” frequency rank
- #31,222
- “bailas” frequency rank
- 49385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailan | bailas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de bailar. |
Where the eye mixes bailan and bailas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bailan and bailas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bailan vs bailas
A purely visual mix-up. bailan ([ˈbajlãn]) and bailas ([ˈbajlas]) 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 a single letter - n in “bailan” becomes s in “bailas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bailan is recorded at frequency rank #18,163, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbajlãn]. bailas is at rank #31,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbajlas].
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 49385, this pair ranks #109,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bailan vs bailas
Shared letters: abil. Private to "bailan": n. Private to "bailas": s.
"bailan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bailas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bailan" and "bailas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bailan" vs "bailas" - 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 "bailan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bailas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailan" and "bailas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailas vs basas". 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 #109,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.