Which to use
“montaba” and “montan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,733
- “montaba” frequency rank
- #23,141
- “montan” frequency rank
- 60874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montaba | montan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de montar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de montar. |
Where the eye mixes montaba and montan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. montaba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against montan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: montaba vs montan
A purely visual mix-up. montaba ([mõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and montan ([ˈmõn̪t̪ãn]) 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 60874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montaba is recorded at frequency rank #37,733, classified as averb, pronounced [mõn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. montan is at rank #23,141, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmõn̪t̪ãn].
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 60874, this pair ranks #57,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montaba vs montan
Shared letters: amnot. Private to "montaba": b. Private to "montan": -.
"montaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "montan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "montaba" for "montan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "montaba" vs "montan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "montaba" and "montan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "montaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montaba" and "montan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montaba vs montas". 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 #57,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.