Which to use
“sacaban” and “sacan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,805
- “sacaban” frequency rank
- #5,348
- “sacan” frequency rank
- 31153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacaban | sacan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sacar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sacar. |
Where the eye mixes sacaban and sacan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sacaban runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sacan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sacaban and sacan
A purely visual mix-up. sacaban ([saˈkaβ̞ãn]) and sacan ([ˈsakãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacaban is recorded at frequency rank #25,805, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkaβ̞ãn]. sacan is at rank #5,348, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsakãn].
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 31153, this pair ranks #208,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacaban vs sacan
Shared letters: acns. Private to "sacaban": b. Private to "sacan": -.
"sacaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sacan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacaban" and "sacan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sacaban" vs "sacan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacaban" and "sacan" 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 #208,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.