limitabanvslimitaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“limitaban” and “limitará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,540
“limitaban” frequency rank
#43,684
“limitará” frequency rank
86224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature limitaban limitará
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de limitar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set limitaban and limitará apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
limitaban
8 ch
limitará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. limitaban ([limiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

limitaban is recorded at frequency rank #42,540, classified as averb, pronounced [limiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 86224, this pair ranks #5,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of limitaban vs limitará

Shared letters: ailmt. Private to "limitaban": bn. Private to "limitará": .

"limitaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "limitará" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • limitabanilmitaban · liimtaban · limiatban · limitaabn · limitabann · limitabban · limitabna · limitavan

Frequency comparison

limitaban#42,540
limitará#43,684

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "limitaban" and "limitará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([limiˈt̪aβ̞ãn] versus [limit̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "limitaban" or "limitará"?
"limitaban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,540 in our Spanish list, against #43,684 for "limitará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering limitaban vs limitará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “limitaban” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list