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“solicitaban” and “solicitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,281
- “solicitaban” frequency rank
- #15,964
- “solicitan” frequency rank
- 65245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | solicitaban | solicitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de solicitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solicitar. |
Where the eye mixes solicitaban and solicitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: solicitaban vs solicitan
A purely visual mix-up. solicitaban ([solisiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and solicitan ([soliˈsit̪ãn]) 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 65245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
solicitaban is recorded at frequency rank #49,281, classified as averb, pronounced [solisiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. solicitan is at rank #15,964, tagged as averb, pronounced [soliˈsit̪ãn].
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 65245, this pair ranks #43,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of solicitaban vs solicitan
Shared letters: acilnost. Private to "solicitaban": b. Private to "solicitan": -.
"solicitaban" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "solicitan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- solicitaban ← oslicitaban · sloicitaban · soilcitaban · solciitaban · soliccitaban · soliciatban · solicitaabn · solicitabann
- solicitan ← oslicitan · sloicitan · soilcitan · solciitan · soliccitan · soliciatn · solicitann · solicitna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "solicitaban" and "solicitan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "solicitaban" vs "solicitan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "solicitaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solicitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "solicitaban" and "solicitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solicitaban vs solicitará". 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 #43,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.