Which to use
“sacaban” and “sumaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,805
- “sacaban” frequency rank
- #40,006
- “sumaban” frequency rank
- 65811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacaban | sumaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sumar. |
Where the eye mixes sacaban and sumaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sacaban and sumaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sacaban vs sumaban
A purely visual mix-up. sacaban ([saˈkaβ̞ãn]) and sumaban ([suˈmaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65811, 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]. sumaban is at rank #40,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈmaβ̞ãn].
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 65811, this pair ranks #41,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacaban vs sumaban
Shared letters: abns. Private to "sacaban": c. Private to "sumaban": mu.
"sacaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sumaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sacaban" and "sumaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacaban" and "sumaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumaban vs sumada". 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 #41,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.