Which to use
“bajón” and “balcón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,020
- “bajón” frequency rank
- #8,917
- “balcón” frequency rank
- 24937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bajón | balcón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Descenso repentino en los valores de algo que se puede medir de acuerdo a una escala. | Hueco abierto en la pared de un edifico desde el suelo de la habitación, que se prolonga al exterior y está protegido con una barandilla, balaustrada, antepecho o muro bajo. |
Where the eye mixes bajón and balcón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bajón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against balcón's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bajón and balcón
A purely visual mix-up. bajón ([baˈxõn]) and balcón ([balˈkõn]) 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 24937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bajón is recorded at frequency rank #16,020, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈxõn]. balcón is at rank #8,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced [balˈkõn].
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 24937, this pair ranks #238,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bajón vs balcón
Shared letters: abnó. Private to "bajón": j. Private to "balcón": cl.
"bajón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "balcón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bajón" for "balcón" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bajón" vs "balcón" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bajón" and "balcón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bajón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "balcón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bajón" and "balcón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bain vs bajón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #238,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.