Which to use
“sacaba” and “sacaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,704
- “sacaba” frequency rank
- #25,805
- “sacaban” frequency rank
- 40509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacaba | sacaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sacar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sacar. |
Where the eye mixes sacaba and sacaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sacaba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sacaban's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sacaba vs sacaban
A purely visual mix-up. sacaba ([saˈkaβ̞a]) and sacaban ([saˈkaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “sacaba” sits inside “sacaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacaba is recorded at frequency rank #14,704, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkaβ̞a]. sacaban is at rank #25,805, tagged as averb, pronounced [saˈkaβ̞ãn].
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 40509, this pair ranks #158,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacaba vs sacaban
Shared letters: abcs. Private to "sacaba": -. Private to "sacaban": n.
"sacaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sacaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacaba" for "sacaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sacaba" vs "sacaban" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sacaba" and "sacaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacaba" and "sacaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacaban vs sumaban". 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 #158,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.