Which to use
“manejaba” and “manejaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,483
- “manejaba” frequency rank
- #41,472
- “manejaban” frequency rank
- 60955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manejaba | manejaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manejar o de manejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manejar. |
Where the eye mixes manejaba and manejaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. manejaba runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against manejaban's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses manejaba with manejaban
A purely visual mix-up. manejaba ([maneˈxaβ̞a]) and manejaban ([maneˈxaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “manejaba” sits inside “manejaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manejaba is recorded at frequency rank #19,483, classified as averb, pronounced [maneˈxaβ̞a]. manejaban is at rank #41,472, tagged as averb, pronounced [maneˈxaβ̞ãn].
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 60955, this pair ranks #57,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manejaba vs manejaban
Shared letters: abejmn. Private to "manejaba": -. Private to "manejaban": -.
"manejaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "manejaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manejaba" and "manejaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "manejaba" vs "manejaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manejaba" and "manejaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manejaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manejaba" and "manejaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manejaban vs manejaron". 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 #57,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.