Which to use
“acaba” and “acusaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,232
- “acaba” frequency rank
- #25,112
- “acusaba” frequency rank
- 26344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaba | acusaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. |
Where the eye mixes acaba and acusaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acaba with acusaba
A purely visual mix-up. acaba ([aˈkaβ̞a]) and acusaba ([akuˈsaβ̞a]) 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 26344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acaba is recorded at frequency rank #1,232, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞a]. acusaba is at rank #25,112, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈsaβ̞a].
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 26344, this pair ranks #232,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acaba vs acusaba
Shared letters: abc. Private to "acaba": -. Private to "acusaba": su.
"acaba" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acusaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acaba" for "acusaba" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acaba" or "acusaba" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acaba" and "acusaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acusaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaba" and "acusaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acusaba vs asustaba". 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 #232,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.