Which to use
“abordan” and “abran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,917
- “abordan” frequency rank
- #11,511
- “abran” frequency rank
- 34428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordan | abran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abordar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de abrir o de abrirse. |
Where the eye mixes abordan and abran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abordan with abran
A purely visual mix-up. abordan ([aˈβ̞oɾð̞ãn]) and abran ([ˈaβ̞ɾãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordan is recorded at frequency rank #22,917, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞oɾð̞ãn]. abran is at rank #11,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾãn].
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 34428, this pair ranks #191,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abordan vs abran
Shared letters: abnr. Private to "abordan": do. Private to "abran": -.
"abordan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "abran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abordan" for "abran" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abordan" or "abran" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abordan" and "abran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordan" and "abran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abogan vs abordan". 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 #191,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.