Which to use
“daban” and “duraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,298
- “daban” frequency rank
- #41,315
- “duraban” frequency rank
- 46613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daban | duraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de durar. |
Where the eye mixes daban and duraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. daban runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against duraban's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses daban with duraban
A purely visual mix-up. daban ([ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]) and duraban ([d̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 46613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daban is recorded at frequency rank #5,298, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]. duraban is at rank #41,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn].
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 46613, this pair ranks #124,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of daban vs duraban
Shared letters: abdn. Private to "daban": -. Private to "duraban": ru.
"daban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "duraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "daban" for "duraban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "daban" vs "duraban" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "daban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daban" and "duraban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duraban vs Durban". 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 #124,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.