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“integraban” and “integraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,257
“integraban” frequency rank
#38,188
“integraron” frequency rank
82445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature integraban integraron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de integrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de integrar.

Where the eye mixes integraban and integraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

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integraban
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integraron

Look-alike desk: integraban vs integraron

A purely visual mix-up. integraban ([ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞ãn]) and integraron ([ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) 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 82445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

integraban is recorded at frequency rank #44,257, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞ãn]. integraron is at rank #38,188, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn].

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 82445, this pair ranks #9,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of integraban vs integraron

Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "integraban": b. Private to "integraron": o.

"integraban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "integraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • integrabaninetgraban · inntegraban · integarban · integgraban · integraabn · integrabann · integrabban · integrabna
  • integraroninetgraron · inntegraron · integarron · integgraron · integraorn · integrarno · integraronn · integrarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "integraban" for "integraron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞ãn] versus [ĩn̪t̪eˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "integraban" or "integraron" show up more?
"integraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,188 in our Spanish list, against #44,257 for "integraban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "integraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "integraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "integraban" and "integraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integrador vs integraron". 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 #9,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list