Which to use
“ganaba” and “ganaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,974
- “ganaba” frequency rank
- #29,667
- “ganaban” frequency rank
- 41641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ganaba | ganaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar o de ganarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar. |
Where the eye mixes ganaba and ganaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ganaba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against ganaban's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ganaba with ganaban
A purely visual mix-up. ganaba ([gaˈnaβ̞a]) and ganaban ([gaˈnaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “ganaba” sits inside “ganaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ganaba is recorded at frequency rank #11,974, classified as averb, pronounced [gaˈnaβ̞a]. ganaban is at rank #29,667, tagged as averb, pronounced [gaˈnaβ̞ãn].
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 41641, this pair ranks #152,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ganaba vs ganaban
Shared letters: abgn. Private to "ganaba": -. Private to "ganaban": -.
"ganaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ganaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ganaba" and "ganaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ganaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ganaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ganaba" and "ganaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ganaban vs gozaban". 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 #152,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.