Which to use
“desarrollaban” and “desarrollaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,048
- “desarrollaban” frequency rank
- #13,438
- “desarrollaron” frequency rank
- 51486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrollaban | desarrollaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the eye mixes desarrollaban and desarrollaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. desarrollaban and desarrollaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: desarrollaban vs desarrollaron
A purely visual mix-up. desarrollaban ([d̪esaroˈʝaβ̞ãn]) and desarrollaron ([d̪esaroˈʝaɾõn]) 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 51486, 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]. desarrollaron is at rank #13,438, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝaɾõn].
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 51486, this pair ranks #97,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desarrollaban vs desarrollaron
Shared letters: adelnors. Private to "desarrollaban": b. Private to "desarrollaron": -.
"desarrollaban" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC · "desarrollaron" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desarrollaban ← ddesarrollaban · deasrrollaban · desarollaban · desarorllaban · desarrlolaban · desarrolaban · desarrolalban · desarrollaabn
- desarrollaron ← ddesarrollaron · deasrrollaron · desarollaron · desarorllaron · desarrlolaron · desarrolalron · desarrolaron · desarrollaorn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desarrollaban" for "desarrollaron" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desarrollaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desarrollaban" and "desarrollaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollaban 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 #97,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.