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

#15,399
“interesaba” frequency rank
#47,887
“interesas” frequency rank
63286
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interesaba interesas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de interesar o de interesarse.

Where the eye mixes interesaba and interesas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. interesaba runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against interesas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
interesaba
9 ch
interesas

Visual trap between interesaba and interesas

A purely visual mix-up. interesaba ([ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsaβ̞a]) and interesas ([ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesas]) 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 63286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interesaba is recorded at frequency rank #15,399, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsaβ̞a]. interesas is at rank #47,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesas].

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 63286, this pair ranks #49,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of interesaba vs interesas

Shared letters: aeinrst. Private to "interesaba": b. Private to "interesas": -.

"interesaba" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "interesas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interesaba ← inetresaba · innteresaba · inteersaba · intereasba · interesaab · interesabba · interesava · interesbaa
  • interesas ← inetresas · innteresas · inteersas · intereass · interesass · interessa · interessas · interresas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "interesaba" and "interesas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eɾeˈsaβ̞a] versus [ĩn̪t̪eˈɾesas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interesaba" vs "interesas" - which ranks higher?
"interesaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,399 in our Spanish list, against #47,887 for "interesas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interesaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interesas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interesaba" and "interesas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interesas vs intereso". 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 #49,236 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