abrazadavsabrázameWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: abrazada is a noun, abrázame is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“abrazada” is a noun and “abrázame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,892
“abrazada” frequency rank
#32,043
“abrázame” frequency rank
78935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrazada abrázame
Definition Acción o efecto de abrazar Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de abrazarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes abrazada and abrázame

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abrazada and abrázame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
abrazada
8 ch
abrázame

Look-alike desk: abrazada vs abrázame

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abrazada is [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞a] while abrázame is [aˈβ̞ɾasame]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abrazada is recorded at frequency rank #46,892, classified as anoun, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞a]. abrázame is at rank #32,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾasame].

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 78935, this pair ranks #13,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abrazada vs abrázame

Shared letters: abrz. Private to "abrazada": d. Private to "abrázame": emá.

"abrazada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "abrázame" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrazada ← abarzada · abbrazada · abraazda · abrazaad · abrazadda · abrazdaa · abrazzada · abrrazada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abrazada" and "abrázame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abrazada" is a noun and "abrázame" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abrazada" or "abrázame" show up more?
"abrázame" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,043 in our Spanish list, against #46,892 for "abrazada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "abrazada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abrázame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abrazada" and "abrázame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrazada vs abrumada". 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 #13,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list