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“bebas” and “besan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,420
- “bebas” frequency rank
- #31,230
- “besan” frequency rank
- 74650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebas | besan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de beber o de beberse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de besar. |
Where the eye mixes bebas and besan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bebas and besan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bebas vs besan
A purely visual mix-up. bebas ([ˈbeβ̞as]) and besan ([ˈbesãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bebas is recorded at frequency rank #43,420, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbeβ̞as]. besan is at rank #31,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbesãn].
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 74650, this pair ranks #20,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bebas vs besan
Shared letters: abes. Private to "bebas": -. Private to "besan": n.
"bebas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "besan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bebas" for "besan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bebas" vs "besan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bebas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebas" and "besan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basas vs bebas". 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 #20,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.