Which to use
“doblan” and “dobló” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,176
- “doblan” frequency rank
- #39,177
- “dobló” frequency rank
- 78353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doblan | dobló |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de doblar o de doblarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de doblar. |
Where the eye mixes doblan and dobló
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. doblan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dobló's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses doblan with dobló
A purely visual mix-up. doblan ([ˈd̪oβ̞lãn]) and dobló ([d̪oˈβ̞lo]) 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 78353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doblan is recorded at frequency rank #39,176, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪oβ̞lãn]. dobló is at rank #39,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈβ̞lo].
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 78353, this pair ranks #14,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doblan vs dobló
Shared letters: bdlo. Private to "doblan": an. Private to "dobló": ó.
"doblan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dobló" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doblan ← dbolan · ddoblan · dobaln · dobblan · doblann · dobllan · doblna · dolban
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doblan" and "dobló" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "doblan" or "dobló"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doblan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dobló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doblan" and "dobló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dobló vs dojo". 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 #14,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.