bajenvsbaneWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,767
“bajen” frequency rank
#49,461
“bane” frequency rank
62228
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajen bane
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bajar o de bajarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de banir.

Where the eye mixes bajen and bane

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bajen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against bane's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
bajen
4 ch
bane

Look-alike desk: bajen vs bane

A purely visual mix-up. bajen ([ˈbaxẽn]) and bane ([ˈbane]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62228, 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]. bane is at rank #49,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbane].

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 62228, this pair ranks #52,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bajen vs bane

Shared letters: aben. Private to "bajen": j. Private to "bane": -.

"bajen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "bane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajen ← abjen · baejn · bajenn · bajjen · bajne · bbajen · bjaen · vajen
  • bane ← abne · banne · bbane · bnae · vane

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bajen" for "bane" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaxẽn] versus [ˈbane]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bajen" vs "bane" - which ranks higher?
"bajen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,767 in our Spanish list, against #49,461 for "bane". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bajen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajen" and "bane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs brie". 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 #52,746 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