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“peleaba” and “peleaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,453
“peleaba” frequency rank
#35,185
“peleaban” frequency rank
75638
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peleaba peleaban
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pelear. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pelear.

Where the eye mixes peleaba and peleaban

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. peleaba runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against peleaban's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
peleaba
8 ch
peleaban

Visual trap between peleaba and peleaban

A purely visual mix-up. peleaba ([peleˈaβ̞a]) and peleaban ([peleˈaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “peleaba” sits inside “peleaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peleaba is recorded at frequency rank #40,453, classified as averb, pronounced [peleˈaβ̞a]. peleaban is at rank #35,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [peleˈaβ̞ãn].

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 75638, this pair ranks #19,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peleaba vs peleaban

Shared letters: abelp. Private to "peleaba": -. Private to "peleaban": n.

"peleaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "peleaban" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peleaba ← epleaba · peelaba · pelaeba · peleaab · peleabba · peleava · pelebaa · pelleaba
  • peleaban ← epleaban · peelaban · pelaeban · peleaabn · peleabann · peleabban · peleabna · peleavan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peleaba" and "peleaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peleˈaβ̞a] versus [peleˈaβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peleaba" or "peleaban"?
"peleaban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,185 in our Spanish list, against #40,453 for "peleaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peleaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peleaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peleaba" and "peleaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegaban vs peleaban". 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 #19,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list