vigilabavsviolabaConfusable pair

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“vigilaba” and “violaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,273
“vigilaba” frequency rank
#44,510
“violaba” frequency rank
90783
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vigilaba violaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de vigilar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de violar.

Where the eye mixes vigilaba and violaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
vigilaba
7 ch
violaba

Look-alike desk: vigilaba vs violaba

A purely visual mix-up. vigilaba ([bixiˈlaβ̞a]) and violaba ([bjoˈlaβ̞a]) 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 90783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vigilaba is recorded at frequency rank #46,273, classified as averb, pronounced [bixiˈlaβ̞a]. violaba is at rank #44,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [bjoˈlaβ̞a].

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 90783, this pair ranks #2,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vigilaba vs violaba

Shared letters: abilv. Private to "vigilaba": g. Private to "violaba": o.

"vigilaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "violaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vigilababigilaba · ivgilaba · vgiilaba · viggilaba · vigialba · vigilaab · vigilabba · vigilava
  • violababiolaba · ivolaba · viloaba · vioalba · violaab · violabba · violava · violbaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vigilaba" and "violaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bixiˈlaβ̞a] versus [bjoˈlaβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vigilaba" or "violaba"?
"violaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,510 in our Spanish list, against #46,273 for "vigilaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vigilaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "violaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vigilaba" and "violaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violaba vs volaban". 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 #2,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list