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“abrazan” and “abrazaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,936
“abrazan” frequency rank
#49,374
“abrazaron” frequency rank
82310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrazan abrazaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de abrazar o de abrazarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de abrazar o de abrazarse.

Where the eye mixes abrazan and abrazaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
abrazan
9 ch
abrazaron

Look-alike desk: abrazan vs abrazaron

A purely visual mix-up. abrazan ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn]) and abrazaron ([aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82310, 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]. abrazaron is at rank #49,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾõn].

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 82310, this pair ranks #9,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abrazan vs abrazaron

Shared letters: abnrz. Private to "abrazan": -. Private to "abrazaron": o.

"abrazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "abrazaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrazanabarzan · abbrazan · abraazn · abrazann · abrazna · abrazzan · abrrazan · abrzaan
  • abrazaronabarzaron · abbrazaron · abraazron · abrazaorn · abrazarno · abrazaronn · abrazarron · abrazraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abrazan" for "abrazaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn] versus [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abrazan" or "abrazaron" show up more?
"abrazan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,936 in our Spanish list, against #49,374 for "abrazaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "abrazan" and "abrazaron" 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 "abrazaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abrazan" and "abrazaron" 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 #9,374 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