Which to use
“abastos” and “abortos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,173
- “abastos” frequency rank
- #14,991
- “abortos” frequency rank
- 46164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abastos | abortos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de abasto. | Forma del plural de aborto. |
Where the eye mixes abastos and abortos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abastos and abortos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abastos vs abortos
A purely visual mix-up. abastos ([aˈβ̞ast̪os]) and abortos ([aˈβ̞oɾt̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abastos is recorded at frequency rank #31,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ast̪os]. abortos is at rank #14,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞oɾt̪os].
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 46164, this pair ranks #127,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abastos vs abortos
Shared letters: abost. Private to "abastos": -. Private to "abortos": r.
"abastos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "abortos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abastos" for "abortos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abastos" or "abortos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abastos" and "abortos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abastos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abortos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abastos" and "abortos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abastos vs atascos". 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 #127,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.