acaban

[aˈkaβ̞ãn]

/[aˈkaβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“acaban” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,892
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acaban · acaban · Spanish

acaban · rank #3,892 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,892
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ética

Nearest frequency peer: ética (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “acaban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “acaban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

acaban vs acabo
67% similar
acaban vs acabe
67% similar
acaban vs amaba
67% similar

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

Key facts for acaban
PropertyValue
Headwordacaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈkaβ̞ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,892
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acaban”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).acabancae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ética” (#3,891), “acero” (#3,893), “ala” (#3,894). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acaban” va en #3,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around acaban (IPA [aˈkaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,892 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for acaban, with forms such as "aacban", "acaabn", and "acabann". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "acabo", "acabe", "amaba", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is acaban, spelled A-C-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aacban
  • acaabn
  • acabann
  • acabban
  • acabna
  • acavan
  • acbaan
  • accaban
  • caaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acaban - 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.

aacban2acaabn2acabann1acabban1acabna2acavan1acbaan2accaban1
Edit distance from "acaban"

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 "acaban"?
"acaban" is spelled A-C-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkaβ̞ãn].
What does "acaban" mean?
As a verb, "acaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar.
What words are commonly confused with "acaban"?
"acaban" is commonly confused with "acabo", "acabe", "amaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acaban" is [aˈkaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acaban" come from?
"acaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

armado#3,896Toledo#3,885tesoro#3,884decían#3,909

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

aparato9 variantsPlazas9 variantsfirmas9 variantslargas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list