bailaronvsbajaronTell them apart

Which to use

“bailaron” and “bajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,575
“bailaron” frequency rank
#13,850
“bajaron” frequency rank
58425
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bailaron bajaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bailar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse.

Where the eye mixes bailaron and bajaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bailaron runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against bajaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
bailaron
7 ch
bajaron

Visual trap between bailaron and bajaron

A purely visual mix-up. bailaron ([bajˈlaɾõn]) and bajaron ([baˈxaɾõn]) 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 58425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bailaron is recorded at frequency rank #44,575, classified as averb, pronounced [bajˈlaɾõn]. bajaron is at rank #13,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxaɾõn].

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 58425, this pair ranks #66,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bailaron vs bajaron

Shared letters: abnor. Private to "bailaron": il. Private to "bajaron": j.

"bailaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "bajaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bailaron ← abilaron · baialron · bailaorn · bailarno · bailaronn · bailarron · baillaron · bailraon
  • bajaron ← abjaron · baajron · bajaorn · bajarno · bajaronn · bajarron · bajjaron · bajraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bailaron" for "bajaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bajˈlaɾõn] versus [baˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bailaron" vs "bajaron" - which ranks higher?
"bajaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,850 in our Spanish list, against #44,575 for "bailaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "bailaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bailaron" and "bajaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailaron vs basaron". 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 #66,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list