Which to use
“abrazar” and “abrazaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,043
- “abrazar” frequency rank
- #49,374
- “abrazaron” frequency rank
- 63417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazar | abrazaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rodear una cosa o a alguien con los brazos. | 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 abrazar and abrazaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between abrazar and abrazaron
A purely visual mix-up. abrazar ([aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “abrazar” sits inside “abrazaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrazar is recorded at frequency rank #14,043, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsaɾ]. 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 63417, this pair ranks #48,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abrazar vs abrazaron
Shared letters: abrz. Private to "abrazar": -. Private to "abrazaron": no.
"abrazar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "abrazaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abrazar" for "abrazaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abrazar" or "abrazaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abrazar" and "abrazaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazar" 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 #48,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazar" 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 #48,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.