Which to use
“limitaban” and “limitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,540
- “limitaban” frequency rank
- #34,655
- “limitaron” frequency rank
- 77195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitaban | limitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de limitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse. |
Where the eye mixes limitaban and limitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. limitaban and limitaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: limitaban vs limitaron
A purely visual mix-up. limitaban ([limiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and limitaron ([limiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 77195, 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]. limitaron is at rank #34,655, tagged as averb, pronounced [limiˈt̪aɾõn].
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 77195, this pair ranks #16,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of limitaban vs limitaron
Shared letters: ailmnt. Private to "limitaban": b. Private to "limitaron": or.
"limitaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "limitaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "limitaban" and "limitaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "limitaban" vs "limitaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "limitaban" and "limitaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitaban" and "limitaron" 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 #16,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.