Which to use
“bailan” and “bain” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,163
- “bailan” frequency rank
- #49,457
- “bain” frequency rank
- 67620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bailan | bain |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bailar. | Quitar. |
Where the eye mixes bailan and bain
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bailan runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against bain's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bailan vs bain
A purely visual mix-up. bailan ([ˈbajlãn]) and bain ([bˠanʲ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67620, 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]. bain is at rank #49,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [bˠanʲ].
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 67620, this pair ranks #36,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bailan vs bain
Shared letters: abin. Private to "bailan": l. Private to "bain": -.
"bailan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bain" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bailan" for "bain" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bailan" vs "bain" - which ranks higher?
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 "bain" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bailan" and "bain" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bain vs brie". 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 #36,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.