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

#20,112
“lograba” frequency rank
#36,653
“lograban” frequency rank
56765
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lograba lograban
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de lograr o de lograrse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de lograr.

Where the eye mixes lograba and lograban

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. lograba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lograban's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lograba
8 ch
lograban

Why the eye confuses lograba with lograban

A purely visual mix-up. lograba ([loˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]) and lograban ([loˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “lograba” sits inside “lograban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lograba is recorded at frequency rank #20,112, classified as averb, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]. lograban is at rank #36,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [loˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞ãn].

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 56765, this pair ranks #73,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lograba vs lograban

Shared letters: abglor. Private to "lograba": -. Private to "lograban": n.

"lograba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "lograban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lograba ← lgoraba · llograba · logarba · loggraba · lograab · lograbba · lograva · logrbaa
  • lograban ← lgoraban · llograban · logarban · loggraban · lograabn · lograbann · lograbban · lograbna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lograba" for "lograban" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([loˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a] versus [loˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lograba" or "lograban"?
"lograba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,112 in our Spanish list, against #36,653 for "lograban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "lograba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lograban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lograba" and "lograban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lograban vs logradas". 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 #73,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list