Which to use
“abandonar” and “abandonaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,096
- “abandonar” frequency rank
- #12,956
- “abandonaron” frequency rank
- 16052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abandonar | abandonaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dejar, desamparar a una persona, animal o cosa. No hacer caso de ella. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de abandonar o de abandonarse. |
Where the eye mixes abandonar and abandonaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abandonar runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against abandonaron's 11 (VCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abandonar vs abandonaron
A purely visual mix-up. abandonar ([aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaɾ]) and abandonaron ([aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaɾõn]) 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) - “abandonar” sits inside “abandonaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abandonar is recorded at frequency rank #3,096, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaɾ]. abandonaron is at rank #12,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ãn̪d̪oˈnaɾõn].
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 16052, this pair ranks #277,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abandonar vs abandonaron
Shared letters: abdnor. Private to "abandonar": -. Private to "abandonaron": -.
"abandonar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "abandonaron" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abandonar ← aabndonar · abadnonar · abanddonar · abandnoar · abandoanr · abandonarr · abandonnar · abandonra
- abandonaron ← aabndonaron · abadnonaron · abanddonaron · abandnoaron · abandoanron · abandonaorn · abandonarno · abandonaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abandonar" and "abandonaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abandonar" vs "abandonaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abandonar" and "abandonaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abandonamos vs abandonaron". 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 #277,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.