Which to use
“abrazan” and “abrazando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,936
- “abrazan” frequency rank
- #26,283
- “abrazando” frequency rank
- 59219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazan | abrazando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abrazar o de abrazarse. | Gerundio de abrazar. |
Where the eye mixes abrazan and abrazando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abrazan with abrazando
A purely visual mix-up. abrazan ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn]) and abrazando ([aβ̞ɾaˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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) - “abrazan” sits inside “abrazando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrazan is recorded at frequency rank #32,936, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾasãn]. 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 59219, this pair ranks #63,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abrazan vs abrazando
Shared letters: abnrz. Private to "abrazan": -. Private to "abrazando": do.
"abrazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abrazando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abrazan" for "abrazando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abrazan" vs "abrazando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazan" 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 #63,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazan" and "abrazando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrazan 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 #63,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.