Which to use
“limitaba” and “limitará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,122
- “limitaba” frequency rank
- #43,684
- “limitará” frequency rank
- 69806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitaba | limitará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse. |
Where the eye mixes limitaba and limitará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between limitaba and limitará
A purely visual mix-up. limitaba ([limiˈt̪aβ̞a]) and limitará ([limit̪aˈɾa]) 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 69806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitaba is recorded at frequency rank #26,122, classified as averb, pronounced [limiˈt̪aβ̞a]. limitará is at rank #43,684, tagged as averb, pronounced [limit̪aˈɾa].
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 69806, this pair ranks #31,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of limitaba vs limitará
Shared letters: ailmt. Private to "limitaba": b. Private to "limitará": rá.
"limitaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "limitará" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- limitaba ← ilmitaba · liimtaba · limiatba · limitaab · limitabba · limitava · limitbaa · limittaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limitaba" for "limitará" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limitará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitaba" and "limitará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limitaban vs limitará". 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 #31,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.