Which to use
“acaban” and “acabase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,892
- “acaban” frequency rank
- #49,376
- “acabase” frequency rank
- 53268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaban | acabase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acaban and acabase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acaban with acabase
A purely visual mix-up. acaban ([aˈkaβ̞ãn]) and acabase ([akaˈβ̞ase]) 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 53268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acaban is recorded at frequency rank #3,892, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞ãn]. acabase is at rank #49,376, tagged as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞ase].
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 53268, this pair ranks #88,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acaban vs acabase
Shared letters: abc. Private to "acaban": n. Private to "acabase": es.
"acaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acabase" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acaban" for "acabase" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acaban" or "acabase" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaban" and "acabase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acabase vs amabas". 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 #88,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.