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“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.

8 ch
juntaban
6 ch
juntan

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

  • juntaban ← jjuntaban · jnutaban · junatban · junntaban · juntaabn · juntabann · juntabban · juntabna
  • juntan ← jjuntan · jnutan · junatn · junntan · juntann · juntna · junttan · jutnan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "juntaban" and "juntan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([xũn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn] versus [ˈxũn̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "juntaban" or "juntan"?
"juntan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,848 in our Spanish list, against #46,624 for "juntaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list