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Which to use

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

#18,164
“bajaba” frequency rank
#9,246
“bajado” frequency rank
27410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajaba bajado
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. Participio de bajar.

Where the eye mixes bajaba and bajado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
bajaba
6 ch
bajado

Visual trap between bajaba and bajado

A purely visual mix-up. bajaba ([baˈxaβ̞a]) and bajado ([baˈxað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27410, 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]. bajado is at rank #9,246, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxað̞o].

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 27410, this pair ranks #226,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bajaba vs bajado

Shared letters: abj. Private to "bajaba": -. Private to "bajado": do.

"bajaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "bajado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajabaabjaba · baajba · bajaab · bajabba · bajbaa · bajjaba · bbajaba · bjaaba
  • bajadoabjado · baajdo · bajaddo · bajaod · bajdao · bajjado · bbajado · bjaado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bajaba" and "bajado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([baˈxaβ̞a] versus [baˈxað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bajaba" or "bajado" show up more?
"bajado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,246 in our Spanish list, against #18,164 for "bajaba". 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 "bajaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajaba" and "bajado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajaba 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 #226,953 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