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“cobraban” and “cobraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,948
“cobraban” frequency rank
#24,424
“cobraron” frequency rank
59372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cobraban cobraron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cobrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cobrar.

Where the eye mixes cobraban and cobraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cobraban and cobraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
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Why the eye confuses cobraban with cobraron

A purely visual mix-up. cobraban ([koˈβ̞ɾaβ̞ãn]) and cobraron ([koˈβ̞ɾaɾõn]) 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 59372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cobraban is recorded at frequency rank #34,948, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈβ̞ɾaβ̞ãn]. cobraron is at rank #24,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈβ̞ɾaɾõn].

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 59372, this pair ranks #62,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cobraban vs cobraron

Shared letters: abcnor. Private to "cobraban": -. Private to "cobraron": -.

"cobraban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "cobraron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cobrabancboraban · ccobraban · cobarban · cobbraban · cobraabn · cobrabann · cobrabban · cobrabna
  • cobraroncboraron · ccobraron · cobarron · cobbraron · cobraorn · cobrarno · cobraronn · cobrarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cobraban" and "cobraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈβ̞ɾaβ̞ãn] versus [koˈβ̞ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cobraban" vs "cobraron" - which ranks higher?
"cobraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,424 in our Spanish list, against #34,948 for "cobraban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "cobraban" and "cobraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cobraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cobraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cobraban" and "cobraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cobraban vs colgaban". 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 #62,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list