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

#32,936
“abrazan” frequency rank
#26,680
“abrirán” frequency rank
59616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrazan abrirán
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 futuro de indicativo de abrir o de abrirse.

Where the eye mixes abrazan and abrirán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abrazan and abrirán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
abrazan
7 ch
abrirán

Look-alike desk: abrazan vs abrirán

A purely visual mix-up. abrazan ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn]) and abrirán ([aβ̞ɾiˈɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59616, 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]. abrirán is at rank #26,680, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾiˈɾãn].

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 59616, this pair ranks #61,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abrazan vs abrirán

Shared letters: abnr. Private to "abrazan": z. Private to "abrirán": iá.

"abrazan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "abrirán" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrazan ← abarzan · abbrazan · abraazn · abrazann · abrazna · abrazzan · abrrazan · abrzaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abrazan" and "abrirán" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞ɾasãn] versus [aβ̞ɾiˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abrazan" vs "abrirán" - which ranks higher?
"abrirán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,680 in our Spanish list, against #32,936 for "abrazan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "abrazan" and "abrirán" 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 "abrirán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abrazan" and "abrirán" 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 #61,973 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