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Which to use

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

#48,488
“juntaba” frequency rank
#12,848
“juntan” frequency rank
61336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature juntaba juntan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse.

Where the eye mixes juntaba and juntan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. juntaba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against juntan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
juntaba
6 ch
juntan

Visual trap between juntaba and juntan

A purely visual mix-up. juntaba ([xũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and juntan ([ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]) 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 61336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

juntaba is recorded at frequency rank #48,488, classified as averb, pronounced [xũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. juntan is at rank #12,848, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈxũn̪t̪ãn].

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 61336, this pair ranks #55,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of juntaba vs juntan

Shared letters: ajntu. Private to "juntaba": b. Private to "juntan": -.

"juntaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "juntan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • juntaba ← jjuntaba · jnutaba · junatba · junntaba · juntaab · juntabba · juntava · juntbaa
  • juntan ← jjuntan · jnutan · junatn · junntan · juntann · juntna · junttan · jutnan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "juntaba" for "juntan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([xũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] versus [ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "juntaba" or "juntan" show up more?
"juntan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,848 in our Spanish list, against #48,488 for "juntaba". 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 "juntaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "juntan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "juntaba" and "juntan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juntaba vs juraba". 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 #55,805 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