Which to use
“sospechaba” and “sospechan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,608
- “sospechaba” frequency rank
- #30,678
- “sospechan” frequency rank
- 54286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sospechaba | sospechan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sospechar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sospechar. |
Where the eye mixes sospechaba and sospechan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sospechaba runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against sospechan's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sospechaba with sospechan
A purely visual mix-up. sospechaba ([sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]) and sospechan ([sosˈpet͡ʃãn]) 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 54286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sospechaba is recorded at frequency rank #23,608, classified as averb, pronounced [sospeˈt͡ʃaβ̞a]. sospechan is at rank #30,678, tagged as averb, pronounced [sosˈpet͡ʃãn].
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 54286, this pair ranks #84,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sospechaba vs sospechan
Shared letters: acehops. Private to "sospechaba": b. Private to "sospechan": n.
"sospechaba" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "sospechan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sospechaba ← osspechaba · sopsechaba · sosepchaba · sospcehaba · sospecahba · sospecchaba · sospechaab · sospechabba
- sospechan ← osspechan · sopsechan · sosepchan · sospcehan · sospecahn · sospecchan · sospechann · sospechhan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sospechaba" for "sospechan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sospechaba" or "sospechan" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sospechaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sospechan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sospechaba" and "sospechan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sospechan vs sospechando". 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 #84,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.