Which to use
“ganaban” and “gozaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,667
- “ganaban” frequency rank
- #49,682
- “gozaban” frequency rank
- 79349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ganaban | gozaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ganar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gozar. |
Where the eye mixes ganaban and gozaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ganaban and gozaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ganaban and gozaban
A purely visual mix-up. ganaban ([gaˈnaβ̞ãn]) and gozaban ([goˈsaβ̞ãn]) 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 79349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ganaban is recorded at frequency rank #29,667, classified as averb, pronounced [gaˈnaβ̞ãn]. gozaban is at rank #49,682, tagged as averb, pronounced [goˈsaβ̞ãn].
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 79349, this pair ranks #13,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ganaban vs gozaban
Shared letters: abgn. Private to "ganaban": -. Private to "gozaban": oz.
"ganaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gozaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ganaban" for "gozaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ganaban" vs "gozaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ganaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gozaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ganaban" and "gozaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gozaba 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 #13,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.