Which to use
“cortaban” and “creaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,666
- “cortaban” frequency rank
- #48,322
- “creaban” frequency rank
- 92988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cortaban | creaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cortar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de crear. |
Where the eye mixes cortaban and creaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cortaban with creaban
A purely visual mix-up. cortaban ([koɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and creaban ([kɾeˈaβ̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cortaban is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as averb, pronounced [koɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. creaban is at rank #48,322, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈaβ̞ãn].
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 92988, this pair ranks #1,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cortaban vs creaban
Shared letters: abcnr. Private to "cortaban": ot. Private to "creaban": e.
"cortaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "creaban" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cortaban" and "creaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cortaban" or "creaban" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cortaban" and "creaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cortaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cortaban" and "creaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colgaban vs cortaban". 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 #1,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.