Which to use
“odiaba” and “odiaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,663
- “odiaba” frequency rank
- #37,236
- “odiaban” frequency rank
- 51899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | odiaba | odiaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de odiar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de odiar. |
Where the eye mixes odiaba and odiaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: odiaba vs odiaban
A purely visual mix-up. odiaba ([oˈð̞jaβ̞a]) and odiaban ([oˈð̞jaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “odiaba” sits inside “odiaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
odiaba is recorded at frequency rank #14,663, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈð̞jaβ̞a]. odiaban is at rank #37,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈð̞jaβ̞ãn].
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 51899, this pair ranks #95,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of odiaba vs odiaban
Shared letters: abdio. Private to "odiaba": -. Private to "odiaban": n.
"odiaba" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "odiaban" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "odiaba" and "odiaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "odiaba" vs "odiaban" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "odiaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "odiaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "odiaba" and "odiaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "odiaban vs odiada". 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 #95,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.