Which to use
“cruzaban” and “cruzaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,032
- “cruzaban” frequency rank
- #18,205
- “cruzaron” frequency rank
- 56237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cruzaban | cruzaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cruzar. |
Where the eye mixes cruzaban and cruzaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cruzaban and cruzaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cruzaban and cruzaron
A purely visual mix-up. cruzaban ([kɾuˈsaβ̞ãn]) and cruzaron ([kɾuˈsaɾõn]) 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 56237, 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]. cruzaron is at rank #18,205, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾuˈsaɾõn].
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 56237, this pair ranks #75,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cruzaban vs cruzaron
Shared letters: acnruz. Private to "cruzaban": b. Private to "cruzaron": o.
"cruzaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "cruzaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cruzaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cruzaban" and "cruzaron" 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 #75,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.