Which to use
“abrazan” and “abrían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,936
- “abrazan” frequency rank
- #33,906
- “abrían” frequency rank
- 66842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazan | abrían |
|---|---|---|
| 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 imperfecto de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse. |
Where the eye mixes abrazan and abrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abrazan with abrían
A purely visual mix-up. abrazan ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn]) and abrían ([aˈβ̞ɾiãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66842, 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]. abrían is at rank #33,906, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞ɾiãn].
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 66842, this pair ranks #38,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abrazan vs abrían
Shared letters: abnr. Private to "abrazan": z. Private to "abrían": í.
"abrazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abrían" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abrazan ← abarzan · abbrazan · abraazn · abrazann · abrazna · abrazzan · abrrazan · abrzaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abrazan" for "abrían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "abrazan" or "abrían"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abrazan" and "abrían" 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 "abrían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazan" and "abrían" 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 #38,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.