Which to use
“desarrollaban” and “desarrollarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,048
- “desarrollaban” frequency rank
- #42,384
- “desarrollarán” frequency rank
- 80432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrollaban | desarrollarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de desarrollar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the eye mixes desarrollaban and desarrollarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. desarrollaban and desarrollarán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses desarrollaban with desarrollarán
A purely visual mix-up. desarrollaban ([d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞ãn]) and desarrollarán ([d̪esaroʝaˈɾãn]) 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 80432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desarrollaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,048, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞ãn]. desarrollarán is at rank #42,384, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroʝaˈɾãn].
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 80432, this pair ranks #11,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desarrollaban vs desarrollarán
Shared letters: adelnors. Private to "desarrollaban": b. Private to "desarrollarán": á.
"desarrollaban" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC · "desarrollarán" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrollaban ← ddesarrollaban · deasrrollaban · desarollaban · desarorllaban · desarrlolaban · desarrolaban · desarrolalban · desarrollaabn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desarrollaban" for "desarrollarán" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desarrollaban" vs "desarrollarán" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrollaban" and "desarrollarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollará 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 #11,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.