Which to use
“dominaba” and “dominaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,345
- “dominaba” frequency rank
- #41,313
- “dominaban” frequency rank
- 69658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dominaba | dominaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dominar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dominar. |
Where the eye mixes dominaba and dominaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dominaba runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dominaban's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dominaba and dominaban
A purely visual mix-up. dominaba ([d̪omiˈnaβ̞a]) and dominaban ([d̪omiˈnaβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dominaba” sits inside “dominaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dominaba is recorded at frequency rank #28,345, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪omiˈnaβ̞a]. dominaban is at rank #41,313, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪omiˈnaβ̞ãn].
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 69658, this pair ranks #31,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dominaba vs dominaban
Shared letters: abdimno. Private to "dominaba": -. Private to "dominaban": -.
"dominaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dominaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dominaba" and "dominaban" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dominaba" or "dominaban"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dominaba" and "dominaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dominaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dominaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dominaba" and "dominaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dominaban vs dominaron". 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 #31,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.