Which to use
“acaba” and “apaga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,232
- “acaba” frequency rank
- #10,448
- “apaga” frequency rank
- 11680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaba | apaga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes acaba and apaga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acaba and apaga
A purely visual mix-up. acaba ([aˈkaβ̞a]) and apaga ([aˈpaɣ̞a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11680, 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]. apaga is at rank #10,448, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞a].
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 11680, this pair ranks #294,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acaba vs apaga
Shared letters: a. Private to "acaba": bc. Private to "apaga": gp.
"acaba" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apaga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acaba" and "apaga" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acaba" vs "apaga" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acaba" and "apaga" 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 "apaga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaba" and "apaga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alpaca vs apaga". 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 #294,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.