Which to use
“lanzaban” and “lanzaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,312
- “lanzaban” frequency rank
- #9,317
- “lanzaron” frequency rank
- 48629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lanzaban | lanzaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes lanzaban and lanzaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lanzaban and lanzaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lanzaban and lanzaron
A purely visual mix-up. lanzaban ([lãnˈsaβ̞ãn]) and lanzaron ([lãnˈsaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48629, 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]. lanzaron is at rank #9,317, tagged as averb, pronounced [lãnˈsaɾõn].
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 48629, this pair ranks #113,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lanzaban vs lanzaron
Shared letters: alnz. Private to "lanzaban": b. Private to "lanzaron": or.
"lanzaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lanzaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lanzaban" and "lanzaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lanzaban" vs "lanzaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lanzaban" and "lanzaron" 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 #113,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.