Which to use
“bailan” and “bailen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,163
- “bailan” frequency rank
- #45,149
- “bailen” frequency rank
- 63312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailan | bailen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bailar. |
Where the eye mixes bailan and bailen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bailan and bailen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bailan with bailen
A purely visual mix-up. bailan ([ˈbajlãn]) and bailen ([ˈbajlẽn]) 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 - a in “bailan” becomes e in “bailen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63312, 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]. bailen is at rank #45,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbajlẽn].
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 63312, this pair ranks #49,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bailan vs bailen
Shared letters: abiln. Private to "bailan": -. Private to "bailen": e.
"bailan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bailen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bailan" and "bailen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bailan" or "bailen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bailan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bailen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailan" and "bailen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailen vs bain". 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 #49,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.