Which to use
“sacaban” and “sacará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,805
- “sacaban” frequency rank
- #22,857
- “sacará” frequency rank
- 48662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacaban | sacará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sacar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sacar. |
Where the eye mixes sacaban and sacará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sacaban runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sacará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sacaban with sacará
A purely visual mix-up. sacaban ([saˈkaβ̞ãn]) and sacará ([sakaˈɾa]) 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 48662, 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]. sacará is at rank #22,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [sakaˈɾa].
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 48662, this pair ranks #113,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacaban vs sacará
Shared letters: acs. Private to "sacaban": bn. Private to "sacará": rá.
"sacaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sacará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacaban ← ascaban · saacban · sacaabn · sacabann · sacabban · sacabna · sacavan · sacbaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacaban" and "sacará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sacaban" or "sacará"?
What to do next
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 "sacará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacaban" and "sacará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacará vs sácate". 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 #113,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.