Which to use
“acabado” is an adjective and “acabamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,134
- “acabado” frequency rank
- #8,208
- “acabamos” frequency rank
- 12342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabado | acabamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acabado and acabamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acabado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acabamos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acabado with acabamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acabado is [akaˈβ̞að̞o] while acabamos is [akaˈβ̞amos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabado is recorded at frequency rank #4,134, classified as anadj, pronounced [akaˈβ̞að̞o]. acabamos is at rank #8,208, tagged as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞amos].
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 12342, this pair ranks #291,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acabado vs acabamos
Shared letters: abco. Private to "acabado": d. Private to "acabamos": ms.
"acabado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acabamos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabado" and "acabamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acabado" vs "acabamos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acabado" and "acabamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabado" and "acabamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acabado vs acabase". 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 #291,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.