# usaban vs usain

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### usaban
*verb · IPA [uˈsaβ̞ãn] · frequency rank #9,218*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de usar.

### usain
*noun · IPA [u.sa.in] · frequency rank #33,887*
Olor

## Source
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