bajenvsbajesTell them apart

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

#12,767
“bajen” frequency rank
#27,102
“bajes” frequency rank
39869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajen bajes
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bajar o de bajarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de bajar o de bajarse.

Where the eye mixes bajen and bajes

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

5 ch
bajen
5 ch
bajes

Visual trap between bajen and bajes

A purely visual mix-up. bajen ([ˈbaxẽn]) and bajes ([ˈbaxes]) 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 - n in “bajen” becomes s in “bajes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajen is recorded at frequency rank #12,767, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaxẽn]. bajes is at rank #27,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaxes].

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 39869, this pair ranks #162,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bajen vs bajes

Shared letters: abej. Private to "bajen": n. Private to "bajes": s.

"bajen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "bajes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajenabjen · baejn · bajenn · bajjen · bajne · bbajen · bjaen · vajen
  • bajesabjes · baejs · bajess · bajjes · bajse · bbajes · bjaes · vajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bajen" and "bajes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaxẽn] versus [ˈbaxes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bajen" or "bajes" show up more?
"bajen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,767 in our Spanish list, against #27,102 for "bajes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bajen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajen" and "bajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajes 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 #162,229 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