Which to use
“desarrollaba” and “desarrollan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,799
- “desarrollaba” frequency rank
- #7,414
- “desarrollan” frequency rank
- 34213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrollaba | desarrollan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the eye mixes desarrollaba and desarrollan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. desarrollaba runs 12 letters (CVCVCCVCCVCV) against desarrollan's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desarrollaba vs desarrollan
A purely visual mix-up. desarrollaba ([d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]) and desarrollan ([d̪esaˈroʝãn]) 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 34213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desarrollaba is recorded at frequency rank #26,799, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞a]. desarrollan is at rank #7,414, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈroʝãn].
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 34213, this pair ranks #192,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desarrollaba vs desarrollan
Shared letters: adelors. Private to "desarrollaba": b. Private to "desarrollan": n.
"desarrollaba" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCV · "desarrollan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrollaba ← ddesarrollaba · deasrrollaba · desarollaba · desarorllaba · desarrlolaba · desarrolaba · desarrolalba · desarrollaab
- desarrollan ← ddesarrollan · deasrrollan · desarollan · desarorllan · desarrlolan · desarrolaln · desarrolan · desarrollann
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desarrollaba" and "desarrollan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrollaba" and "desarrollan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollaba vs desarrollarán". 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 #192,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.