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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bajen" for "bane" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bajen" vs "bane" - which ranks higher?
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.