Which to use
“abordados” is a participle and “abordando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,923
- “abordados” frequency rank
- #32,042
- “abordando” frequency rank
- 69965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordados | abordando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de abordado, participio de abordar. | Gerundio de abordar. |
Where the eye mixes abordados and abordando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abordados (VCVCCVCVC) and abordando (VCVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between abordados and abordando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abordados is [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞os] while abordando is [aβ̞oɾˈð̞ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordados is recorded at frequency rank #37,923, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞os]. abordando is at rank #32,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 69965, this pair ranks #30,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abordados vs abordando
Shared letters: abdor. Private to "abordados": s. Private to "abordando": n.
"abordados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "abordando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abordados" and "abordando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abordados" or "abordando" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abordando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordados" and "abordando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordados vs abortado". 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 #30,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.