Which to use
“abrazan” and “abrazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,936
- “abrazan” frequency rank
- #14,043
- “abrazar” frequency rank
- 46979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazan | abrazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abrazar o de abrazarse. | Rodear una cosa o a alguien con los brazos. |
Where the eye mixes abrazan and abrazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abrazan and abrazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abrazan and abrazar
A purely visual mix-up. abrazan ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn]) and abrazar ([aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “abrazan” becomes r in “abrazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46979, 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]. abrazar is at rank #14,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ].
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 46979, this pair ranks #122,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abrazan vs abrazar
Shared letters: abrz. Private to "abrazan": n. Private to "abrazar": -.
"abrazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abrazar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrazan" and "abrazar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abrazan" or "abrazar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abrazan" and "abrazar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazan" and "abrazar" 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 #122,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.