Which to use
“abras” is a verb and “abrazos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,075
- “abras” frequency rank
- #10,784
- “abrazos” frequency rank
- 37859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abras | abrazos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de abrir o de abrirse. | Forma del plural de abrazo. |
Where the eye mixes abras and abrazos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abras runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against abrazos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abras vs abrazos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abras is [ˈaβ̞ɾas] while abrazos is [aˈβ̞ɾasos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abras is recorded at frequency rank #27,075, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaβ̞ɾas]. abrazos is at rank #10,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾasos].
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 37859, this pair ranks #173,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abras vs abrazos
Shared letters: abrs. Private to "abras": -. Private to "abrazos": oz.
"abras" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "abrazos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abras" and "abrazos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abras" or "abrazos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abras" and "abrazos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abras" and "abrazos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrace vs abras". 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 #173,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.