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

#35,372
“bajaban” frequency rank
#47,594
“basaban” frequency rank
82966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajaban basaban
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 basar.

Where the eye mixes bajaban and basaban

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
bajaban
7 ch
basaban

Look-alike desk: bajaban vs basaban

A purely visual mix-up. bajaban ([baˈxaβ̞ãn]) and basaban ([baˈsaβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - j in “bajaban” becomes s in “basaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajaban is recorded at frequency rank #35,372, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈxaβ̞ãn]. basaban is at rank #47,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈsaβ̞ãn].

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 82966, this pair ranks #8,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bajaban vs basaban

Shared letters: abn. Private to "bajaban": j. Private to "basaban": s.

"bajaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "basaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajabanabjaban · baajban · bajaabn · bajabann · bajabban · bajabna · bajbaan · bajjaban
  • basabanabsaban · baasban · basaabn · basabann · basabban · basabna · basbaan · bassaban

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bajaban" and "basaban" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([baˈxaβ̞ãn] versus [baˈsaβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bajaban" vs "basaban" - which ranks higher?
"bajaban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,372 in our Spanish list, against #47,594 for "basaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bajaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "basaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajaban" and "basaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basaban 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 #8,646 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