Which to use
“volaban” and “votaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,074
- “volaban” frequency rank
- #48,757
- “votaban” frequency rank
- 88831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volaban | votaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de volar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de votar. |
Where the eye mixes volaban and votaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. volaban and votaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: volaban vs votaban
A purely visual mix-up. volaban ([boˈlaβ̞ãn]) and votaban ([boˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - l in “volaban” becomes t in “votaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volaban is recorded at frequency rank #40,074, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈlaβ̞ãn]. votaban is at rank #48,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
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 88831, this pair ranks #3,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of volaban vs votaban
Shared letters: abnov. Private to "volaban": l. Private to "votaban": t.
"volaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "votaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "volaban" vs "votaban" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "volaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volaban" and "votaban" 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 #3,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.