Which to use
“abrazados” is a participle and “abrazando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,548
- “abrazados” frequency rank
- #26,283
- “abrazando” frequency rank
- 65831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazados | abrazando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de abrazado, participio de abrazar o de abrazarse. | Gerundio de abrazar. |
Where the eye mixes abrazados and abrazando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abrazados (VCCVCVCVC) and abrazando (VCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses abrazados with abrazando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abrazados is [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞os] while abrazando is [aβ̞ɾaˈsãn̪d̪o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrazados is recorded at frequency rank #39,548, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞os]. abrazando is at rank #26,283, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 65831, this pair ranks #41,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abrazados vs abrazando
Shared letters: abdorz. Private to "abrazados": s. Private to "abrazando": n.
"abrazados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "abrazando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abrazados" and "abrazando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abrazados" or "abrazando"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazados" and "abrazando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrazados vs abrazaron". 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 #41,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.