abandonadasvsabandonaraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: abandonadas is a adjective, abandonara is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“abandonadas” is an adjective and “abandonara” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,583
“abandonadas” frequency rank
#33,382
“abandonara” frequency rank
50965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abandonadas abandonara
Definition Forma del femenino plural de abandonado. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de abandonar o de abandonarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abandonadas and abandonara apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
abandonadas
10 ch
abandonara

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abandonadas is [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnað̞as] while abandonara is [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abandonadas is recorded at frequency rank #17,583, classified as anadj, pronounced [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnað̞as]. abandonara is at rank #33,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaɾa].

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 50965, this pair ranks #100,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abandonadas vs abandonara

Shared letters: abdno. Private to "abandonadas": s. Private to "abandonara": r.

"abandonadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "abandonara" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abandonadasaabndonadas · abadnonadas · abanddonadas · abandnoadas · abandoandas · abandonaads · abandonadass · abandonaddas
  • abandonaraaabndonara · abadnonara · abanddonara · abandnoara · abandoanra · abandonaar · abandonarra · abandonnara

Frequency comparison

abandonadas#17,583
abandonara#33,382

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abandonadas" and "abandonara" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abandonadas" is an adjective and "abandonara" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "abandonadas" or "abandonara"?
"abandonadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,583 in our Spanish list, against #33,382 for "abandonara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering abandonadas vs abandonara

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “abandonadas”; for a verb, it's “abandonara”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “abandonadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list