Which to use
“cruzaban” and “cruzan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,032
- “cruzaban” frequency rank
- #11,943
- “cruzan” frequency rank
- 49975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cruzaban | cruzan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cruzar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes cruzaban and cruzan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cruzaban runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against cruzan's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cruzaban vs cruzan
A purely visual mix-up. cruzaban ([kɾuˈsaβ̞ãn]) and cruzan ([ˈkɾusãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cruzaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,032, classified as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈsaβ̞ãn]. cruzan is at rank #11,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɾusãn].
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 49975, this pair ranks #105,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cruzaban vs cruzan
Shared letters: acnruz. Private to "cruzaban": b. Private to "cruzan": -.
"cruzaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "cruzan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cruzaban" and "cruzan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cruzaban" or "cruzan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cruzaban" and "cruzan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cruzaban" and "cruzan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creaban vs cruzaban". 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 #105,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.