acabado

[akaˈβ̞að̞o]

/[akaˈβ̞að̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“acabado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,134 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,134
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acabado vs acabo
71% similar
acabado vs acabar
71% similar
acabado vs acaban
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acabado
PropertyValue
Headwordacabado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[akaˈβ̞að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,134
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acabado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acabado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for acabado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akaˈβ̞að̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,134 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for acabado, with forms such as "aacbado", "acaabdo", and "acabaddo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "acabo", "acabar", "acaban", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is acabado, spelled A-C-A-B-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aacbado,acaabdo,acabaddo,acabaod,acabbado,acabdao,acavado,acbaado,accabado,caabado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acabado - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aacbado2acaabdo2acabaddo1acabaod2acabbado1acabdao2acavado1acbaado2
Edit distance from "acabado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acabado"?
"acabado" is spelled A-C-A-B-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [akaˈβ̞að̞o].
What does "acabado" mean?
As an adjective, "acabado" means: Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil.
What words are commonly confused with "acabado"?
"acabado" is commonly confused with "acabo", "acabar", "acaban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acabado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acabado" is [akaˈβ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acabado" come from?
"acabado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “acabado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-A-B-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [akaˈβ̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “acabo” - see the side-by-side comparison. acabado vs acabo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list