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

#19,211
“planeaba” frequency rank
#43,776
“planeaban” frequency rank
62987
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature planeaba planeaban
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de planear. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de planear.

Where the eye mixes planeaba and planeaban

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
planeaba
9 ch
planeaban

Visual trap between planeaba and planeaban

A purely visual mix-up. planeaba ([planeˈaβ̞a]) and planeaban ([planeˈaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “planeaba” sits inside “planeaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

planeaba is recorded at frequency rank #19,211, classified as averb, pronounced [planeˈaβ̞a]. planeaban is at rank #43,776, tagged as averb, pronounced [planeˈaβ̞ãn].

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 62987, this pair ranks #50,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of planeaba vs planeaban

Shared letters: abelnp. Private to "planeaba": -. Private to "planeaban": -.

"planeaba" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "planeaban" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • planeabalpaneaba · palneaba · plaenaba · planaeba · planeaab · planeabba · planeava · planebaa
  • planeabanlpaneaban · palneaban · plaenaban · planaeban · planeaabn · planeabann · planeabban · planeabna

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "planeaba" and "planeaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([planeˈaβ̞a] versus [planeˈaβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "planeaba" or "planeaban" show up more?
"planeaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,211 in our Spanish list, against #43,776 for "planeaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "planeaba" and "planeaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "planeaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "planeaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "planeaba" and "planeaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planeaban vs planeadas". 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 #50,201 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