Which to use
“viajaban” and “viajará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,900
- “viajaban” frequency rank
- #32,921
- “viajará” frequency rank
- 55821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajaban | viajará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de viajar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de viajar. |
Where the eye mixes viajaban and viajará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viajaban runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against viajará's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses viajaban with viajará
A purely visual mix-up. viajaban ([bjaˈxaβ̞ãn]) and viajará ([bjaxaˈɾa]) 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 55821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viajaban is recorded at frequency rank #22,900, classified as averb, pronounced [bjaˈxaβ̞ãn]. viajará is at rank #32,921, tagged as averb, pronounced [bjaxaˈɾa].
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 55821, this pair ranks #77,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of viajaban vs viajará
Shared letters: aijv. Private to "viajaban": bn. Private to "viajará": rá.
"viajaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "viajará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- viajaban ← biajaban · ivajaban · vaijaban · viaajban · viajaabn · viajabann · viajabban · viajabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viajaban" for "viajará" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "viajaban" or "viajará" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "viajaban" and "viajará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viajaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viajará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajaban" and "viajará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viajará vs viajera". 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 #77,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.