Which to use
“juntaban” and “juntan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,624
- “juntaban” frequency rank
- #12,848
- “juntan” frequency rank
- 59472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | juntaban | juntan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de juntar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de juntar o de juntarse. |
Where the eye mixes juntaban and juntan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. juntaban runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against juntan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: juntaban vs juntan
A purely visual mix-up. juntaban ([xũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
juntaban is recorded at frequency rank #46,624, classified as averb, pronounced [xũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 59472, this pair ranks #62,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of juntaban vs juntan
Shared letters: ajntu. Private to "juntaban": b. Private to "juntan": -.
"juntaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "juntan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "juntaban" and "juntan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "juntaban" and "juntan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "juntaban" 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 #62,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "juntaban" and "juntan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "juntaba vs juntaban". 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 #62,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.