consideravsconsiderabaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,404
“considera” frequency rank
#7,275
“consideraba” frequency rank
8679
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considera consideraba
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de considerar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de considerar.

Where the eye mixes considera and consideraba

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

9 ch
considera
11 ch
consideraba

Why the eye confuses considera with consideraba

A purely visual mix-up. considera ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾa]) and consideraba ([kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “considera” sits inside “consideraba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considera is recorded at frequency rank #1,404, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈð̞eɾa]. consideraba is at rank #7,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞a].

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 8679, this pair ranks #304,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considera vs consideraba

Shared letters: acdeinors. Private to "considera": -. Private to "consideraba": b.

"considera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "consideraba" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consideracconsidera · cnosidera · concidera · conisdera · connsidera · consdiera · considdera · considear
  • considerabacconsideraba · cnosideraba · concideraba · conisderaba · connsideraba · consdieraba · considderaba · considearba

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "considera" and "consideraba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsiˈð̞eɾa] versus [kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "considera" or "consideraba" show up more?
"considera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,404 in our Spanish list, against #7,275 for "consideraba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consideraba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considera" and "consideraba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consideraba vs considerarán". 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 #304,291 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