bainvsbajenWhich spelling fits?

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

#49,457
“bain” frequency rank
#12,767
“bajen” frequency rank
62224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bain bajen
Definition Quitar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bajar o de bajarse.

Where the eye mixes bain and bajen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bain runs 4 letters (CVVC) against bajen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
bain
5 ch
bajen

Why the eye confuses bain with bajen

A purely visual mix-up. bain ([bˠanʲ]) and bajen ([ˈbaxẽn]) 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 62224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bain is recorded at frequency rank #49,457, classified as averb, pronounced [bˠanʲ]. bajen is at rank #12,767, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaxẽn].

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 62224, this pair ranks #52,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bain vs bajen

Shared letters: abn. Private to "bain": i. Private to "bajen": ej.

"bain" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "bajen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bain ← abin · bainn · bani · bbain · vain
  • bajen ← abjen · baejn · bajenn · bajjen · bajne · bbajen · bjaen · vajen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bain" and "bajen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bˠanʲ] versus [ˈbaxẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bain" or "bajen"?
"bajen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,767 in our Spanish list, against #49,457 for "bain". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bain" and "bajen" 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 #52,756 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