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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bajaba" and "bajaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bajaba" vs "bajaban" - which ranks higher?
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.