Which to use
“gozaba” and “gozan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,924
- “gozaba” frequency rank
- #15,385
- “gozan” frequency rank
- 46309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gozaba | gozan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de gozar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de gozar. |
Where the eye mixes gozaba and gozan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gozaba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against gozan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gozaba and gozan
A purely visual mix-up. gozaba ([goˈsaβ̞a]) and gozan ([ˈgosãn]) 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 46309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gozaba is recorded at frequency rank #30,924, classified as averb, pronounced [goˈsaβ̞a]. gozan is at rank #15,385, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgosãn].
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 46309, this pair ranks #126,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gozaba vs gozan
Shared letters: agoz. Private to "gozaba": b. Private to "gozan": n.
"gozaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gozaba" and "gozan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gozaba" or "gozan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gozaba" and "gozan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gozaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gozan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gozaba" and "gozan" 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 #126,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.