Which to use
“viajaban” and “viajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,900
- “viajaban” frequency rank
- #19,594
- “viajaron” frequency rank
- 42494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajaban | viajaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de viajar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de viajar. |
Where the eye mixes viajaban and viajaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. viajaban and viajaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between viajaban and viajaron
A purely visual mix-up. viajaban ([bjaˈxaβ̞ãn]) and viajaron ([bjaˈxaɾõn]) 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 42494, 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]. viajaron is at rank #19,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [bjaˈxaɾõn].
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 42494, this pair ranks #147,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viajaban vs viajaron
Shared letters: aijnv. Private to "viajaban": b. Private to "viajaron": or.
"viajaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "viajaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viajaban" and "viajaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "viajaban" or "viajaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "viajaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viajaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajaban" and "viajaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viajaban vs viajará". 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 #147,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.