Which to use
“publicaban” and “publicaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,407
- “publicaban” frequency rank
- #9,026
- “publicaron” frequency rank
- 48433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publicaban | publicaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de publicar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de publicar. |
Where the eye mixes publicaban and publicaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. publicaban and publicaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: publicaban vs publicaron
A purely visual mix-up. publicaban ([puβ̞liˈkaβ̞ãn]) and publicaron ([puβ̞liˈkaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publicaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,407, classified as averb, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkaβ̞ãn]. publicaron is at rank #9,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkaɾõn].
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 48433, this pair ranks #114,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of publicaban vs publicaron
Shared letters: abcilnpu. Private to "publicaban": -. Private to "publicaron": or.
"publicaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "publicaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- publicaban ← pbulicaban · ppublicaban · pubblicaban · pubilcaban · publciaban · publiacban · publicaabn · publicabann
- publicaron ← pbulicaron · ppublicaron · pubblicaron · pubilcaron · publciaron · publiacron · publicaorn · publicarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "publicaban" and "publicaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "publicaban" vs "publicaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "publicaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "publicaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publicaban" and "publicaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "publicaban vs publicarán". 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 #114,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.