Which to use
“acabado” and “aclamado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,134
- “acabado” frequency rank
- #25,505
- “aclamado” frequency rank
- 29639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabado | aclamado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil. | Que goza de gran aceptación entre el público o la gente. |
Where the eye mixes acabado and aclamado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acabado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aclamado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acabado vs aclamado
A purely visual mix-up. acabado ([akaˈβ̞að̞o]) and aclamado ([aklaˈmað̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29639, 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]. aclamado is at rank #25,505, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aklaˈmað̞o].
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 29639, this pair ranks #215,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabado vs aclamado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acabado": b. Private to "aclamado": lm.
"acabado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "aclamado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acabado" for "aclamado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acabado" vs "aclamado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acabado" and "aclamado" 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 "aclamado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabado" and "aclamado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aclamado vs alarmado". 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 #215,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.