Which to use
“sabana” and “sarna” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,702
- “sabana” frequency rank
- #35,746
- “sarna” frequency rank
- 50448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sabana | sarna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llanura extensa cuya vegetación predominante son las hierbas, salpicada por algún árbol, arbusto o matorral individual o en pequeños grupos. | Enfermedad de la piel causada por el arador (Sarcoptes scabiei), un ácaro parásito, que penetra y progresa bajo la piel produciendo hinchazones y comezón. |
Where the eye mixes sabana and sarna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sabana runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sarna's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sabana with sarna
A purely visual mix-up. sabana ([saˈβ̞ana]) and sarna ([ˈsaɾna]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sabana is recorded at frequency rank #14,702, classified as anoun, pronounced [saˈβ̞ana]. sarna is at rank #35,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsaɾna].
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 50448, this pair ranks #103,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sabana vs sarna
Shared letters: ans. Private to "sabana": b. Private to "sarna": r.
"sabana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sarna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sabana" for "sarna" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sabana" vs "sarna" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sabana" and "sarna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sabana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sarna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sabana" and "sarna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sarna vs Syria". 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 #103,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.