Which to use
“organizaban” and “organizan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,754
- “organizaban” frequency rank
- #10,392
- “organizan” frequency rank
- 54146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organizaban | organizan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de organizar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de organizar o de organizarse. |
Where the eye mixes organizaban and organizan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. organizaban runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCVC) against organizan's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: organizaban vs organizan
A purely visual mix-up. organizaban ([oɾɣ̞aniˈsaβ̞ãn]) and organizan ([oɾɣ̞aˈnisãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organizaban is recorded at frequency rank #43,754, classified as averb, pronounced [oɾɣ̞aniˈsaβ̞ãn]. organizan is at rank #10,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [oɾɣ̞aˈnisãn].
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 54146, this pair ranks #84,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of organizaban vs organizan
Shared letters: aginorz. Private to "organizaban": b. Private to "organizan": -.
"organizaban" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC · "organizan" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- organizaban ← ogranizaban · oragnizaban · orgainzaban · organiazban · organizaabn · organizabann · organizabban · organizabna
- organizan ← ogranizan · oragnizan · orgainzan · organiazn · organizann · organizna · organizzan · organnizan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "organizaban" for "organizan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "organizaban" or "organizan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "organizaban" and "organizan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "organizaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organizan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organizaban" and "organizan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organizaban vs organizará". 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 #84,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.