Which to use
“caminaba” and “caminaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,781
- “caminaba” frequency rank
- #34,928
- “caminaban” frequency rank
- 49709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caminaba | caminaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de caminar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de caminar. |
Where the eye mixes caminaba and caminaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. caminaba runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against caminaban's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caminaba vs caminaban
A purely visual mix-up. caminaba ([kamiˈnaβ̞a]) and caminaban ([kamiˈnaβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “caminaba” sits inside “caminaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caminaba is recorded at frequency rank #14,781, classified as averb, pronounced [kamiˈnaβ̞a]. caminaban is at rank #34,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [kamiˈnaβ̞ãn].
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 49709, this pair ranks #107,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caminaba vs caminaban
Shared letters: abcimn. Private to "caminaba": -. Private to "caminaban": -.
"caminaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "caminaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caminaba" and "caminaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caminaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caminaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caminaba" and "caminaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caminaban vs caminaron". 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 #107,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.