Which to use
“visitaban” and “visitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,933
- “visitaban” frequency rank
- #16,483
- “visitaron” frequency rank
- 60416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visitaban | visitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de visitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de visitar. |
Where the eye mixes visitaban and visitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. visitaban and visitaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between visitaban and visitaron
A purely visual mix-up. visitaban ([bisiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and visitaron ([bisiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 60416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visitaban is recorded at frequency rank #43,933, classified as averb, pronounced [bisiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. visitaron is at rank #16,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [bisiˈt̪aɾõn].
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 60416, this pair ranks #59,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visitaban vs visitaron
Shared letters: ainstv. Private to "visitaban": b. Private to "visitaron": or.
"visitaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "visitaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "visitaban" for "visitaron" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "visitaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visitaban" and "visitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visitaban vs visitadas". 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 #59,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.