Which to use
“abordo” and “abortos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,547
- “abordo” frequency rank
- #14,991
- “abortos” frequency rank
- 54538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordo | abortos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dícese de todo lo que esta en la embarcación o buque. | Forma del plural de aborto. |
Where the eye mixes abordo and abortos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abordo runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against abortos's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abordo vs abortos
A purely visual mix-up. abordo ([aˈβ̞oɾð̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordo is recorded at frequency rank #39,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞oɾð̞o]. 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 54538, this pair ranks #82,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abordo vs abortos
Shared letters: abor. Private to "abordo": d. Private to "abortos": st.
"abordo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "abortos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abordo" for "abortos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordo" 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 #82,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordo" and "abortos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordo 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 #82,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.