Which to use
“bajes” and “bane” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,102
- “bajes” frequency rank
- #49,461
- “bane” frequency rank
- 76563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bajes | bane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 bajes and bane
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bajes 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: bajes vs bane
A purely visual mix-up. bajes ([ˈbaxes]) 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 76563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bajes is recorded at frequency rank #27,102, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaxes]. 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 76563, this pair ranks #17,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bajes vs bane
Shared letters: abe. Private to "bajes": js. Private to "bane": n.
"bajes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bajes" and "bane" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bajes" 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 #17,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bajes" 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 #17,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.