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Which to use

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

#18,164
“bajaba” frequency rank
#35,372
“bajaban” frequency rank
53536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajaba bajaban
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse.

Where the eye mixes bajaba and bajaban

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

6 ch
bajaba
7 ch
bajaban

Look-alike desk: bajaba vs bajaban

A purely visual mix-up. bajaba ([baˈxaβ̞a]) and bajaban ([baˈxaβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bajaba” sits inside “bajaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajaba is recorded at frequency rank #18,164, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈxaβ̞a]. bajaban is at rank #35,372, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxaβ̞ãn].

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 53536, this pair ranks #87,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bajaba vs bajaban

Shared letters: abj. Private to "bajaba": -. Private to "bajaban": n.

"bajaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "bajaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajaba ← abjaba · baajba · bajaab · bajabba · bajbaa · bajjaba · bbajaba · bjaaba
  • bajaban ← abjaban · baajban · bajaabn · bajabann · bajabban · bajabna · bajbaan · bajjaban

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bajaba" and "bajaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈxaβ̞a] versus [baˈxaβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bajaba" vs "bajaban" - which ranks higher?
"bajaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,164 in our Spanish list, against #35,372 for "bajaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "bajaba" and "bajaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bajaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajaba" and "bajaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajaban vs basaban". 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 #87,410 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