Which to use
“acabamos” and “acabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,208
- “acabamos” frequency rank
- #8,074
- “acabas” frequency rank
- 16282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabamos | acabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de acabar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acabamos and acabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acabamos with acabas
A purely visual mix-up. acabamos ([akaˈβ̞amos]) and acabas ([aˈkaβ̞as]) 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 16282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabamos is recorded at frequency rank #8,208, classified as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞amos]. acabas is at rank #8,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞as].
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 16282, this pair ranks #276,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acabamos vs acabas
Shared letters: abcs. Private to "acabamos": mo. Private to "acabas": -.
"acabamos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "acabas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabamos" and "acabas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabamos" or "acabas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabamos" and "acabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acabas 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 #276,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.