Which to use
“abordar” and “abordaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,853
- “abordar” frequency rank
- #34,411
- “abordaron” frequency rank
- 41264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordar | abordaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tocar una embarcación con otra, o con un muelle o embarcadero. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de abordar. |
Where the eye mixes abordar and abordaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abordar vs abordaron
A purely visual mix-up. abordar ([aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]) and abordaron ([aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾõn]) 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) - “abordar” sits inside “abordaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordar is recorded at frequency rank #6,853, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾ]. abordaron is at rank #34,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾõn].
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 41264, this pair ranks #154,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abordar vs abordaron
Shared letters: abdor. Private to "abordar": -. Private to "abordaron": n.
"abordar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "abordaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abordar" and "abordaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abordar" vs "abordaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abordar" and "abordaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abordaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordar" and "abordaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordados vs abordaron". 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 #154,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.