conformabanvsconformaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,023
“conformaban” frequency rank
#40,725
“conformaron” frequency rank
87748
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conformaban conformaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conformar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conformar.

Where the eye mixes conformaban and conformaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
conformaban
11 ch
conformaron

Why the eye confuses conformaban with conformaron

A purely visual mix-up. conformaban ([kõɱfoɾˈmaβ̞ãn]) and conformaron ([kõɱfoɾˈmaɾõn]) 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 87748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conformaban is recorded at frequency rank #47,023, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfoɾˈmaβ̞ãn]. conformaron is at rank #40,725, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfoɾˈmaɾõn].

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 87748, this pair ranks #4,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conformaban vs conformaron

Shared letters: acfmnor. Private to "conformaban": b. Private to "conformaron": -.

"conformaban" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "conformaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conformabancconformaban · cnoformaban · cofnormaban · confformaban · confomraban · conforamban · conformaabn · conformabann
  • conformaroncconformaron · cnoformaron · cofnormaron · confformaron · confomraron · conforamron · conformaorn · conformarno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conformaban" for "conformaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱfoɾˈmaβ̞ãn] versus [kõɱfoɾˈmaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conformaban" or "conformaron" show up more?
"conformaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,725 in our Spanish list, against #47,023 for "conformaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "conformaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conformaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conformaban" and "conformaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conformamos vs conformaron". 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 #4,270 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