Which to use
“tiraban” is a verb and “tiradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,431
- “tiraban” frequency rank
- #26,645
- “tiradas” frequency rank
- 59076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiraban | tiradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tirar. | Forma del femenino plural de tirado, participio de tirar. |
Where the eye mixes tiraban and tiradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tiraban and tiradas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tiraban with tiradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tiraban is [t̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn] while tiradas is [t̪iˈɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiraban is recorded at frequency rank #32,431, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪iˈɾaβ̞ãn]. tiradas is at rank #26,645, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪iˈɾað̞as].
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 59076, this pair ranks #63,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tiraban vs tiradas
Shared letters: airt. Private to "tiraban": bn. Private to "tiradas": ds.
"tiraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tiradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tiraban" and "tiradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tiraban" or "tiradas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tiraban" and "tiradas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiraban" and "tiradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiraban vs Tirana". 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 #63,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.