Which to use
“mandaban” and “mandará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,433
- “mandaban” frequency rank
- #36,665
- “mandará” frequency rank
- 68098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mandaban | mandará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mandar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de mandar o de mandarse. |
Where the eye mixes mandaban and mandará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mandaban runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against mandará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mandaban and mandará
A purely visual mix-up. mandaban ([mãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]) and mandará ([mãn̪d̪aˈɾa]) 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 68098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mandaban is recorded at frequency rank #31,433, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]. mandará is at rank #36,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪d̪aˈɾa].
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 68098, this pair ranks #35,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mandaban vs mandará
Shared letters: admn. Private to "mandaban": b. Private to "mandará": rá.
"mandaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mandará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mandaban ← amndaban · madnaban · manadban · mandaabn · mandabann · mandabban · mandabna · mandavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mandaban" and "mandará" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mandaban" or "mandará" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mandaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mandará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mandaban" and "mandará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mandará vs mundana". 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 #35,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.