bajarávsbajateTell them apart

Which to use

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

#28,648
“bajará” frequency rank
#46,956
“bajate” frequency rank
75604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajará bajate
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de bajarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes bajará and bajate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bajará and bajate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
bajará
6 ch
bajate

Look-alike desk: bajará vs bajate

A purely visual mix-up. bajará ([baxaˈɾa]) and bajate ([baˈxat̪e]) 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 75604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajará is recorded at frequency rank #28,648, classified as averb, pronounced [baxaˈɾa]. bajate is at rank #46,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxat̪e].

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 75604, this pair ranks #19,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bajará vs bajate

Shared letters: abj. Private to "bajará": rá. Private to "bajate": et.

"bajará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "bajate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajate ← abjate · baajte · bajaet · bajatte · bajjate · bajtae · bbajate · bjaate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bajará" and "bajate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baxaˈɾa] versus [baˈxat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bajará" or "bajate"?
"bajará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,648 in our Spanish list, against #46,956 for "bajate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bajará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajará" and "bajate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajaste vs bajate". 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 #19,222 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