Which to use
“quitaba” and “quitaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,807
- “quitaba” frequency rank
- #49,230
- “quitaban” frequency rank
- 79037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitaba | quitaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitaba and quitaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quitaba with quitaban
A purely visual mix-up. quitaba ([kiˈt̪aβ̞a]) and quitaban ([kiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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) - “quitaba” sits inside “quitaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitaba is recorded at frequency rank #29,807, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aβ̞a]. quitaban is at rank #49,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
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 79037, this pair ranks #13,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quitaba vs quitaban
Shared letters: abiqtu. Private to "quitaba": -. Private to "quitaban": n.
"quitaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quitaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quitaba" and "quitaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quitaba" and "quitaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitaba" and "quitaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemaban vs quitaban". 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 #13,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.