bajanvsbajenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#10,273
“bajan” frequency rank
#12,767
“bajen” frequency rank
23040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes bajan and bajen

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

5 ch
bajan
5 ch
bajen

Visual trap between bajan and bajen

A purely visual mix-up. bajan ([ˈbaxãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “bajan” becomes e in “bajen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajan is recorded at frequency rank #10,273, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaxãn]. 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 23040, this pair ranks #247,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bajan vs bajen

Shared letters: abjn. Private to "bajan": -. Private to "bajen": e.

"bajan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "bajen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajanabjan · baajn · bajann · bajjan · bajna · bbajan · bjaan · vajan
  • bajenabjen · baejn · bajenn · bajjen · bajne · bbajen · bjaen · vajen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bajan" and "bajen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaxãn] versus [ˈbaxẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bajan" vs "bajen" - which ranks higher?
"bajan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,273 in our Spanish list, against #12,767 for "bajen". 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 "bajan" and "bajen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bajan" 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 #247,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajan" and "bajen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajen vs bane". 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 #247,641 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