Which to use
“deseaban” and “deseadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,976
- “deseaban” frequency rank
- #32,610
- “deseadas” frequency rank
- 54586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deseaban | deseadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de desear. | Forma del femenino plural de deseado, participio de desear. |
Where the eye mixes deseaban and deseadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deseaban with deseadas
A purely visual mix-up. deseaban ([d̪eseˈaβ̞ãn]) and deseadas ([d̪eseˈað̞as]) 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 54586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deseaban is recorded at frequency rank #21,976, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈaβ̞ãn]. deseadas is at rank #32,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞as].
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 54586, this pair ranks #82,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deseaban vs deseadas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "deseaban": bn. Private to "deseadas": -.
"deseaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "deseadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deseaban" and "deseadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "deseaban" or "deseadas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deseaban" and "deseadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deseaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deseadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deseaban" and "deseadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs deseadas". 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 #82,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.