Which to use
“viajaba” and “viajaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,735
- “viajaba” frequency rank
- #22,900
- “viajaban” frequency rank
- 37635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajaba | viajaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de viajar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de viajar. |
Where the eye mixes viajaba and viajaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between viajaba and viajaban
A purely visual mix-up. viajaba ([bjaˈxaβ̞a]) and viajaban ([bjaˈxaβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “viajaba” sits inside “viajaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viajaba is recorded at frequency rank #14,735, classified as averb, pronounced [bjaˈxaβ̞a]. viajaban is at rank #22,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [bjaˈxaβ̞ãn].
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 37635, this pair ranks #174,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viajaba vs viajaban
Shared letters: abijv. Private to "viajaba": -. Private to "viajaban": n.
"viajaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "viajaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viajaba" and "viajaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "viajaba" vs "viajaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "viajaba" and "viajaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viajaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viajaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajaba" and "viajaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viajaba vs violaba". 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 #174,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.