Which to use
“lanzaban” and “lanzan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,312
- “lanzaban” frequency rank
- #11,076
- “lanzan” frequency rank
- 50388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lanzaban | lanzan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes lanzaban and lanzan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lanzaban runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against lanzan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lanzaban vs lanzan
A purely visual mix-up. lanzaban ([lãnˈsaβ̞ãn]) and lanzan ([ˈlãnsãn]) 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 50388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lanzaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,312, classified as averb, pronounced [lãnˈsaβ̞ãn]. lanzan is at rank #11,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlãnsãn].
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 50388, this pair ranks #103,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lanzaban vs lanzan
Shared letters: alnz. Private to "lanzaban": b. Private to "lanzan": -.
"lanzaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lanzan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lanzaban" and "lanzan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lanzaban" vs "lanzan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lanzaban" and "lanzan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lanzaban" and "lanzan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lanzaba vs lanzaban". 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 #103,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.