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“vigila” and “vigilaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,597
- “vigila” frequency rank
- #46,273
- “vigilaba” frequency rank
- 65870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigila | vigilaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vigilar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de vigilar. |
Where the eye mixes vigila and vigilaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vigila vs vigilaba
A purely visual mix-up. vigila ([biˈxila]) and vigilaba ([bixiˈlaβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vigila” sits inside “vigilaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigila is recorded at frequency rank #19,597, classified as averb, pronounced [biˈxila]. vigilaba is at rank #46,273, tagged as averb, pronounced [bixiˈlaβ̞a].
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 65870, this pair ranks #41,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigila vs vigilaba
Shared letters: agilv. Private to "vigila": -. Private to "vigilaba": b.
"vigila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vigilaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigila" and "vigilaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vigila" or "vigilaba" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vigila" and "vigilaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigilaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigila" and "vigilaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigilaba 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 #41,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.