acabar

[akaˈβ̞aɾ]

/[akaˈβ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“acabar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,004
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar algo a su fin.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acabar · acabar · Spanish

acabar · rank #2,004 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,004
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Órdenes

Nearest frequency peer: Órdenes (-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 “acabar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “acabar” 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).

acabar vs acabo
67% similar
acabar vs acabe
67% similar
acabar vs amaba
67% similar

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

Key facts for acabar
PropertyValue
Headwordacabar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akaˈβ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,004
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “acabar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).acabarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Órdenes” (#2,003), “agencia” (#2,005), “víctima” (#2,002). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acabar” va en #2,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around acabar (IPA [akaˈβ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,004 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for acabar, with forms such as "aacbar", "acaabr", and "acabarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "acabo", "acabe", "amaba", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is acabar, spelled A-C-A-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar algo a su fin.
  2. 2
    Matar, destruir.
  3. 3
    Utilizar algo hasta dejarlo inservible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how acabar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Cuándo acabarás este trabajo?
  2. Yo acabaré con todas las abejas.

Synonyms

concluirfinalizarterminardestruirmatar

Antonyms

empezar

This word in other languages

finish(English)finir(Français)beenden(Deutsch)acabar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aacbar
  • acaabr
  • acabarr
  • acabbar
  • acabra
  • acavar
  • acbaar
  • accabar
  • caabar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acabar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aacbar2acaabr2acabarr1acabbar1acabra2acavar1acbaar2accabar1
Edit distance from "acabar"

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 "acabar"?
"acabar" is spelled A-C-A-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akaˈβ̞aɾ].
What does "acabar" mean?
As a verb, "acabar" means: Llevar algo a su fin.
What words are commonly confused with "acabar"?
"acabar" 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 "acabar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acabar" is [akaˈβ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acabar" come from?
"acabar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

apoyar#2,007probar#1,994pasada#1,992montón#1,990

Similar misspelling depth

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

gracia9 variantsdominio9 variantscambia9 variantsutiliza9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list