Which to use
“viajaba” and “viajado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,735
- “viajaba” frequency rank
- #12,072
- “viajado” frequency rank
- 26807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajaba | viajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de viajar. | Participio de viajar. |
Where the eye mixes viajaba and viajado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viajaba and viajado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses viajaba with viajado
A purely visual mix-up. viajaba ([bjaˈxaβ̞a]) and viajado ([bjaˈxað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26807, 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]. viajado is at rank #12,072, tagged as averb, pronounced [bjaˈxað̞o].
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 26807, this pair ranks #229,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viajaba vs viajado
Shared letters: aijv. Private to "viajaba": b. Private to "viajado": do.
"viajaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "viajado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viajaba" for "viajado" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "viajaba" and "viajado" 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 "viajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajaba" and "viajado" 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 #229,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.