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“abandona” and “abandonaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,808
- “abandona” frequency rank
- #42,222
- “abandonaba” frequency rank
- 50030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abandona | abandonaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abandonar o de abandonarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de abandonar o de abandonarse. |
Where the eye mixes abandona and abandonaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abandona runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against abandonaba's 10 (VCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abandona with abandonaba
A purely visual mix-up. abandona ([aβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪ona]) and abandonaba ([aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “abandona” sits inside “abandonaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abandona is recorded at frequency rank #7,808, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãn̪ˈd̪ona]. abandonaba is at rank #42,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaβ̞a].
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 50030, this pair ranks #105,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abandona vs abandonaba
Shared letters: abdno. Private to "abandona": -. Private to "abandonaba": -.
"abandona" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "abandonaba" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- abandona ← aabndona · abadnona · abanddona · abandnoa · abandoan · abandonna · abanndona · abanodna
- abandonaba ← aabndonaba · abadnonaba · abanddonaba · abandnoaba · abandoanba · abandonaab · abandonabba · abandonbaa
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "abandona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abandona" and "abandonaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abandonaba vs abandonaría". 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 #105,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.