Which to use
“cargaban” and “cerraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,320
- “cargaban” frequency rank
- #34,934
- “cerraban” frequency rank
- 77254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargaban | cerraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cargar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse. |
Where the eye mixes cargaban and cerraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cargaban and cerraban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cargaban vs cerraban
A purely visual mix-up. cargaban ([kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and cerraban ([seˈraβ̞ãn]) 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 77254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargaban is recorded at frequency rank #42,320, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. cerraban is at rank #34,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈraβ̞ãn].
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 77254, this pair ranks #16,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cargaban vs cerraban
Shared letters: abcnr. Private to "cargaban": g. Private to "cerraban": e.
"cargaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerraban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargaban" and "cerraban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cargaban" or "cerraban"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargaban" and "cerraban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargaban vs creaban". 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 #16,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.