Which to use
“domina” and “dominaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,027
- “domina” frequency rank
- #28,345
- “dominaba” frequency rank
- 39372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domina | dominaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dominar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dominar. |
Where the eye mixes domina and dominaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. domina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dominaba's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between domina and dominaba
A purely visual mix-up. domina ([d̪oˈmina]) and dominaba ([d̪omiˈnaβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “domina” sits inside “dominaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domina is recorded at frequency rank #11,027, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈmina]. dominaba is at rank #28,345, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪omiˈnaβ̞a].
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 39372, this pair ranks #164,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of domina vs dominaba
Shared letters: adimno. Private to "domina": -. Private to "dominaba": b.
"domina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dominaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "domina" and "dominaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "domina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dominaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domina" and "dominaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denominaba vs dominaba". 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 #164,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.