Which to use
“sepan” and “suban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,836
- “sepan” frequency rank
- #12,061
- “suban” frequency rank
- 16897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sepan | suban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de saber. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse. |
Where the eye mixes sepan and suban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sepan with suban
A purely visual mix-up. sepan ([ˈsepãn]) and suban ([ˈsuβ̞ãn]) 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 16897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sepan is recorded at frequency rank #4,836, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsepãn]. suban is at rank #12,061, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞ãn].
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 16897, this pair ranks #274,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sepan vs suban
Shared letters: ans. Private to "sepan": ep. Private to "suban": bu.
"sepan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "suban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sepan" for "suban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sepan" vs "suban" - 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 "sepan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sepan" and "suban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suban vs subís". 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 #274,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.