Which to use
“cerraban” is a verb and “cerradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,934
- “cerraban” frequency rank
- #7,965
- “cerradas” frequency rank
- 42899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerraban | cerradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse. | Forma del femenino plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. |
Where the eye mixes cerraban and cerradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cerraban and cerradas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cerraban and cerradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cerraban is [seˈraβ̞ãn] while cerradas is [seˈrað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerraban is recorded at frequency rank #34,934, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈraβ̞ãn]. cerradas is at rank #7,965, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈrað̞as].
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 42899, this pair ranks #145,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerraban vs cerradas
Shared letters: acer. Private to "cerraban": bn. Private to "cerradas": ds.
"cerraban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerraban" and "cerradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cerraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerraban" and "cerradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerraban 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 #145,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.