Which to use
“besaba” and “besan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,609
- “besaba” frequency rank
- #31,230
- “besan” frequency rank
- 70839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besaba | besan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de besar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de besar. |
Where the eye mixes besaba and besan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. besaba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against besan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between besaba and besan
A purely visual mix-up. besaba ([beˈsaβ̞a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besaba is recorded at frequency rank #39,609, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈsaβ̞a]. 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 70839, this pair ranks #28,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of besaba vs besan
Shared letters: abes. Private to "besaba": -. Private to "besan": n.
"besaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "besan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besaba" and "besan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besaba" or "besan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "besaba" and "besan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besaba" 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 #28,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besaba" and "besan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basaban vs besaba". 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 #28,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.